Al-Natour Ahlam, Abuhammad Sawsan, Al-Modallal Hanan
College of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Heliyon. 2021 Mar 21;7(3):e06565. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06565. eCollection 2021 Mar.
There is a dearth of research that investigates the relationship between religiosity and stigma of mental illnesses by the context of Jordanian culture. So, this study aimed to describe the relationship between religiosity and stigma against mental illnesses as described by undergraduate university students in Jordan. This study design was descriptive correlations study among 338 University Students, undergraduate students in Jordan. The findings indicate there is a significant correlation (r = - 0.154, p < 0.05) between stigma toward patient with mental illnesses and religiosity. The higher religiosity score is associated with more negativity toward stigma of patient with mental illnesses. Also, the findings indicated there was a significant difference between medical and non-medical student's specialty area and stigma toward patients with mental illnesses (t = 111.14, p = 0.01). Non-medical students reported more stigma for patients with mental illnesses. Stigma against patient with mental illnesses should be addressed at different levels. Cultural competency curriculum should be established for medical and non-medical students to assure more acceptance attitudes and avoidance of stigma against patients with mental illnesses.
缺乏在约旦文化背景下研究宗教信仰与精神疾病污名化之间关系的研究。因此，本研究旨在描述约旦大学生所描述的宗教信仰与对精神疾病的污名化之间的关系。本研究设计为对约旦338名大学生进行的描述性相关性研究。研究结果表明，对精神疾病患者的污名化与宗教信仰之间存在显著相关性（r = -0.154，p < 0.05）。宗教信仰得分越高，对精神疾病患者污名化的负面态度越强。此外，研究结果表明，医学专业和非医学专业学生的专业领域与对精神疾病患者的污名化之间存在显著差异（t = 111.14，p = 0.01）。非医学专业学生对精神疾病患者的污名化程度更高。应对精神疾病患者的污名化问题需要在不同层面加以解决。应为医学和非医学专业学生开设文化能力课程，以确保他们对精神疾病患者有更接纳的态度并避免污名化。
