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Title: Understanding stigma among healthcare providers in China: how familiarity and professional roles interact through mental health knowledge.
Authors: Wang, Xiaoying (AUTHOR), Gu, Linni (AUTHOR), Ju, Luoyi (AUTHOR), Jin, Xuesong (AUTHOR), Chen, Xu (AUTHOR), Na, Xin (AUTHOR), Tian, Donghua (AUTHOR), Zhang, Weijun (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Mental Health. Apr2026, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p208-219. 12p.
Subjects: Psychology of physicians, Mathematical variables, Statistical correlation, Cross-sectional method, Scale analysis (Psychology), Pearson correlation (Statistics), Mental health, Research funding, T-test (Statistics), Occupational roles, Hospital nursing staff, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Professions, Surveys, People with mental illness, Research, Mental health personnel, Factor analysis, Sociology, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals, Comparative studies, Social stigma, Psychosocial factors
Geographic Terms: China
Abstract: Background: Although research has shown that stigma toward people with mental illness (PMI) differs among different types of healthcare providers, the direction and underlying mechanisms of the relationship between familiarity with PMI and stigma toward PMI remain unclear. Aims: The aims were to examine the associations between familiarity with and stigma toward PMI among healthcare providers, explore the mediating role of mental health knowledge (MHK) and test whether the relationship varies among mental health care providers and general health care providers. Methods: A total of 2874 healthcare providers from seven cities completed an online survey assessing familiarity, MHK, stigma. Moderated mediation analyses were conducted using PROCESS macro. Results: Health providers who were more familiar with PMI knew more about mental illness, and those who knew more about mental illness had less stigma toward PMI. The effect of MHK on stigma was stronger in mental health care provider than general health care providers. Conclusions: This study lends support to intergroup contact theory. When designing anti-stigma interventions for healthcare providers, their work experience and organizational context should be considered. Healthcare providers need to realize the effects that their stigma might have on PMI and the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Mental Health is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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