| Titre : | Stigma, Prejudice, Discrimination and Health. Reasons for disclosing depression matter : The consequences of having egosystem and ecosystem goals. (2008) |
| Auteurs : | Julie-A Garcia ; CROCKER (Jennifer) : USA. University of Michigan. MI. ; Ilan-H Meyer ; Jennifer STUBER ; Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 67, n° 3, 2008) |
| Pagination : | 453-462 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Etat dépressif ; Ecosystème ; Motivation ; Psychopathologie ; Homme ; Amérique ; Maladie chronique ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS rR0xCmIr. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. People with depression often conceal their depression and do not seek help, in part because of the stigma associated with mental illness. We propose two motivational systems for the self : egosystem motivations, concerned with protecting and inflating desired self-images, and ecosystem motivations, concerned with contributing or supporting others. Using a sample of 48 individuals at a Midwestern university, USA, this study examined motivations for disclosing or concealing a concealable stigma, to test the hypotheses that : (1) these motivations load on two factors corresponding to egosystem and ecosystem goals, and (2) ecosystem motivations for disclosure have more positive effects on disclosure and psychological well-being. We found that people with egosystem goals disclosed less, and also experienced lower psychological well-being when they did disclose. Conversely, people with ecosystem goals disclosed more and experienced greater psychological well-being while doing so. Implications of these findings for deciding when and to whom to disclose one's depression are discussed. |
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