Personal and Perceived Stigmas in Adolescents toward Peers with Mental Disorders in West Sumatra Indonesia

Rika Sarfika; Nursyirwan  Effendi; Hema Malini; Adnil Edwin Nurdin

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6583

Authors

Rika Sarfika Program Doctoral Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia; Department of Mental Health and Community Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis Campus, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7066-568X
Nursyirwan Effendi Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Hema Malini Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3224-5657
Adnil Edwin Nurdin Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6583

Keywords:

Adolescent, Personal stigma, Perceived stigma, Mental disorder

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The number of mental disorders in adolescents tends to increase every year in Indonesia. However, the stigma of mental disorders is a crucial factor that makes teens hide their mental health problem.

AIM: This study aimed to examine personal and perceived among adolescents towards peers with mental disorders (PMD) and to identify predictors of these constructs.

METHODS: This quantitative study with a cross-sectional design recruited 977 adolescents using a cluster random sampling technique. Adolescent stigma was assessed using the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (PMHSS). Multivariable general linear models (GLMs) was used for analysis.

RESULTS: The study shows that the perceived stigma (M = 36.62, SD = 5,183) tends to be higher than personal stigma (M = 39.49, SD = 5,495). Higher personal stigma was predicted by a lower level of academic (P < 0.01), lower levels of family monthly income (P < 0.01), and higher perceived stigma (P < 0.001). Higher perceived stigma was predicted by younger age (P < 0.05), lower levels of academic (P < 0.05), higher levels of family monthly income (P < 0.05), and higher personal stigma (P < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: The Findings suggest that stigmatization towards PMD is common among adolescents. The development of intervention programs should be directed at reducing negative perceptions of the environment. The identified predictors must also be considered in the development of future anti-stigma programs.

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