Testing an adapted Illness Identity model with post-secondary students with probable PTSD.
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| Title: | Testing an adapted Illness Identity model with post-secondary students with probable PTSD. |
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| Authors: | Siriram, Amanda (AUTHOR), Yanos, Philip T. (AUTHOR), Lu, Weili (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. May2026, Vol. 74 Issue 5, p1336-1347. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Post-traumatic stress disorder, Secondary analysis, Research funding, Questionnaires, Path analysis (Statistics), Descriptive statistics, Structural equation modeling, Attitudes toward mental illness, Statistics, Psychology of college students, Data analysis software, Factor analysis, Social stigma, Self-perception |
| Abstract: | Objective: There is a current lack of understanding of the impact of internalized (or self-) stigma among young adults experiencing a broad range of mental health conditions. Participants: Baseline data included 166 postsecondary students with mental health conditions and probable PTSD. Methods: Path and mediation analyses examined the extent to which interrelationships between self-stigma and recovery-related variables (negative cognitions, resilience, social interaction, suicidality, symptom severity, and academic skill difficulty) were adequately represented by the adapted Illness Identity model. Results: Self-stigma has significantly been associated with almost all recovery-related variables. Not all predictions of the model were supported, though findings suggested that self-stigma was related to variations in negative cognitions, further impacting resilience and academic skill difficulty. Negative cognitions mediated the relationship between self-stigma and both resilience and academic skill difficulty. Conclusions: Findings highlight the importance of interventions that address self-stigma among postsecondary students with broad ranges of mental health conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objective: There is a current lack of understanding of the impact of internalized (or self-) stigma among young adults experiencing a broad range of mental health conditions. Participants: Baseline data included 166 postsecondary students with mental health conditions and probable PTSD. Methods: Path and mediation analyses examined the extent to which interrelationships between self-stigma and recovery-related variables (negative cognitions, resilience, social interaction, suicidality, symptom severity, and academic skill difficulty) were adequately represented by the adapted Illness Identity model. Results: Self-stigma has significantly been associated with almost all recovery-related variables. Not all predictions of the model were supported, though findings suggested that self-stigma was related to variations in negative cognitions, further impacting resilience and academic skill difficulty. Negative cognitions mediated the relationship between self-stigma and both resilience and academic skill difficulty. Conclusions: Findings highlight the importance of interventions that address self-stigma among postsecondary students with broad ranges of mental health conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07448481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2025.2574936 |
