Tehrani Hadi, Naddafi Fatemehzahra, Nejatian Mahbobeh, Jafari Alireza
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 28;15:1463879. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1463879. eCollection 2024.
Depression is a common mental illness. Depression stigma can reduce individuals' desire to seek mental health services. No study has investigated depression self-stigma and its relationship with demographic factors in the general population of Gonabad city in Iran. Therefore, this study was aimed at determining the relationship between depression self-stigma and demographic factors.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,075 Iranians living in Gonabad city in 2024. Proportionate stratified sampling was used to select participants. Data collection tools included demographic data and the self-stigma of depression scale (SSDS). Higher SSDS scores indicate greater depression self-stigma. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24 with the independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation.
The mean (± SD) of self-stigma of depression (SSD) was 42.51 (9.31). Only 16.1% of the participants mentioned that they had a mental disorder, and 17.2% reported that they had been referred to a psychologist. Based on the results, males had more SSD ( = 0.028), help-seeking inhibition ( < 0.001), and shame ( = 0.002) than females. There were no significant relationships between education level, economic status, age group, occupation, and marital status with SSD ( > 0.05). Individuals with a history of mental disorder had higher SSD ( = 0.011) and help-seeking inhibition ( = 0.004). People who did not obtain information related to mental illness had more help-seeking inhibition ( = 0.001). Based on the Pearson correlation results, a positive and significant correlation coefficient was observed between the subscales of SSDS ( < 0.001).
The results of the study showed that SSD level was 42.51 ± 9.31 from 70. SSD is one of the main obstacles to help-seeking and treatment, so providing knowledge and awareness in this area is essential to the community.
抑郁症是一种常见的精神疾病。抑郁症污名化会降低个体寻求心理健康服务的意愿。在伊朗戈纳巴德市的普通人群中，尚无研究调查抑郁症自我污名及其与人口统计学因素的关系。因此，本研究旨在确定抑郁症自我污名与人口统计学因素之间的关系。
本横断面研究于2024年在居住在戈纳巴德市的1075名伊朗人中进行。采用按比例分层抽样来选择参与者。数据收集工具包括人口统计学数据和抑郁症自我污名量表（SSDS）。SSDS得分越高表明抑郁症自我污名程度越高。使用SPSS 24对数据进行分析，采用独立样本t检验、单因素方差分析和Pearson相关性分析。
抑郁症自我污名（SSD）的平均（±标准差）得分为42.51（9.31）。只有16.1%的参与者表示他们患有精神障碍，17.2%的参与者报告他们曾咨询过心理医生。根据结果，男性的SSD得分更高（ = 0.028），寻求帮助的抑制程度更高（ < 0.001），羞耻感更强（ = 0.002）。教育水平、经济状况、年龄组、职业和婚姻状况与SSD之间无显著关系（ > 0.05）。有精神障碍病史的个体SSD得分更高（ = 0.011），寻求帮助的抑制程度更高（ = 0.004）。未获取与精神疾病相关信息的人寻求帮助的抑制程度更高（ = 0.001）。根据Pearson相关性分析结果，SSDS各子量表之间存在显著正相关系数（ < 0.001）。
研究结果表明，SSD水平在70分制中为42.51±9.31。SSD是寻求帮助和治疗的主要障碍之一，因此在该领域提供知识和提高认识对社区至关重要。
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