%0 Journal Article
%T Mental health stigma: Impact on mental health treatment attitudes and physical health
%A Amy E Sickel
%A Jason D Seacat
%A Nina A Nabors
%J Journal of Health Psychology
%@ 1461-7277
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1359105316681430
%X The purpose of this study was to test two models of the impact of mental health stigma on both attitudes toward seeking psychological help and physical health. General self-efficacy, self-esteem, and anxiety were tested as potential mediators of these two relationships. A sample of adults (N£¿=£¿423) aged 18¨C72£¿years was surveyed using the participant pool of a large, distance learning university. Structural equation modeling results indicated that mental health stigma directly and indirectly influenced treatment attitudes and physical health. Internal self-variables mediated the relationship between mental health stigma and both study outcomes
%K adults
%K health behavior
%K mental illness
%K stigma
%K treatment
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105316681430