Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al Madinah City, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Community, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44519, Egypt.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Apr;55(3):519-526. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0298-9. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
This study was conducted to assess the level of mental health difference between working and non-working women, to explore their stigma and attitude toward seeking psychological help for mental-health problems. World Health Organization's Self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ-20), adoption of Discrimination-Devaluation scale (D-D) scale for measuring self-stigma and attitude toward Seeking Mental Health Services (IASMHS) Inventory were used. The sampled teachers reported a higher attitude towards seeking mental health services when compared to housewives. Social support and personal stigma were the main factors that significantly predict total IASMHS. Although working females are more susceptible to mental health disorders, yet less stigmatized towards mental health problems and a better attitude for seeking mental health services than housewives.
本研究旨在评估工作女性和非工作女性心理健康水平的差异，探讨她们对寻求心理健康帮助的污名化和态度。采用世界卫生组织的自报告问卷 (SRQ-20)、歧视-评估量表 (D-D) 量表来衡量自我污名化程度，以及对寻求心理健康服务的态度 (IASMHS) 量表。与家庭主妇相比，被抽样的教师报告了更高的寻求心理健康服务的态度。社会支持和个人污名是显著预测总 IASMHS 的主要因素。虽然工作女性更容易患心理健康障碍，但她们对心理健康问题的污名化程度较低，寻求心理健康服务的态度也优于家庭主妇。
