The International journal of social psychiatry
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Feb 2016
Managing the terror of a dangerous world: Political attitudes as predictors of mental health stigma.
Previous research has associated self-reported political conservatism to mental health stigma. Although the limitations of self-reported political attitudes are well documented, no study has evaluated this relationship from a more nuanced perspective of sociopolitical identity. ⋯ Characteristics of political conservatives and right-wing authoritarians (e.g. threat-aversion, personal responsibility) are predictive of mental health stigma. Terror Management Theory may also help to explain this phenomenon.