School of Social Work and Public Administration, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Research Article
Public Stigma on Depression Comorbid with Diabetes: A Vignette Method Study in China
Author(s): Patrick Leung*, Robin E. Gearing, Wanzhen Chen, Monit Cheung, Kathryne B. Brewer, Xiao Li and Xuesong He
Depression and diabetes are common illnesses affecting individuals with health challenges and family stress. This
study examined factors predicting public stigma on depression alone or comorbid with diabetes. In Shanghai,
125 respondents read one of four randomly selected vignettes varied by Vignette Subject (VS)’s illness and gender
before answering the Individualized Public Stigma (IPS) scale. This vignette method measured each respondent’s
Individualized Public Stigma score, attitude toward the subject’s family with the Devaluation of Consumer’s Families
score, and problem seriousness leading to stress. A regression analysis found an overall significance (p<.001) between
IPS and five independent variables: problem seriousness, knowing someone with a mental health problem, subject’s
gender, attitude toward the affected family, an.. View more»