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Title: BELIEFS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AS PREDICTORS OF ATTITUDES TOWARD MENTAL ILLNESS IN EKITI STATE
Authors: AKINJEJI, SHARON A.
Keywords: Incurability
mental illness
Dangerousness
Untrustworthiness
Religiosity
Gender
attitudes
Issue Date: Oct-2015
Publisher: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE EKITI
Citation: Allport, G.W. Worchester, MA: Clark University Press.
Series/Report no.: DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT;PSY/11/0200
Abstract: People’s attitude towards mental illness areprecursors to their stigmatizing behaviors towards those who suffer from the disease. Individuals’ beliefs about the illness may have significant contribution in explaining their attitudes towards those with mental illness in our society. This study investigated dimensions of beliefs as predictors of attitudes towards mental illness in Ekitistate. Survey research design was used in the study where 200 participants were purposively selected in both Oye and Ikole local governments in Ekitistate, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. Three hypotheses were tested with multiple regression, t-test and One-way ANOVA. Results showed that dangerousness, incurability and untrustworthiness beliefs about mental disorders independently and jointly predicted attitudes towards mental illness influence on attitude towards mental illness have significant influence on attitudes towards mental illness ( It is therefore concluded that people’sbeliefs about mental disorders are vital in predicting how they feel about the illness and those who are suffering from it.
URI: http://repository.fuoye.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1134
ISSN: PSY/11/0200
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