Evolution of intersectional perceived discrimination and internalized stigma during Covid-19 lockdown among the general population in Spain

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ID19274169
AuthorsCarolina Ugidos (0000-0002-1512-364X, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Department of Social, Labor and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, corresponding author), Aída López-Gómez (0000-0001-9777-4317, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Miguel Ángel Castellanos (0000-0003-4222-2309, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Psychobiology and Methodology in Behavioral Sciences Department, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Jesús Saiz (0000-0002-2029-673X, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Department of Social, Labor and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Clara González-Sanguino, Clara González‐Sanguino (0000-0001-7020-0604, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Personality, Evaluation and Clinical Psychology Department, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Berta Ausín (0000-0001-9497-0275, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Personality, Evaluation and Clinical Psychology Department, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Manuel Muñoz (0000-0003-2406-7800, Chair Against Stigma Grupo 5-Complutense University of Madrid, School of Psychology, Personality, Evaluation and Clinical Psychology Department, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
Year2022
Volume68
Issue1
Pages55-63
Publication date2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020764020975802
PMID33274660
OpenAlexW3107421465
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited48

BACKGROUND: Stigma and discrimination have been associated with different diseases and pandemics, with negative consequences for the people who suffered them and for their communities. Currently, COVID-19 has become a new source of stigmatization. AIMS: The aim of the present study is to analyze longitudinally the evolution of intersectional perceived discrimination and internalized stigma among the general population of Spain, at three points in time throughout the confinement. METHOD: Participants completed an online survey. RESULTS: Results show an increase in both variables from the first to the second evaluation, and a slight decrease from the second to the third evaluation. Moreover, these changes are explained by depression, anxiety and family support. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate the factors that need to be considered to reduce the perception of discrimination and the internalization of stigma, and their detrimental consequences, during an especially stressful event such as the current pandemic outbreak

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Outbreak · Pandemic · Perception · Population · Psychiatry · Social distance · Social stigma · Sociology · Stigma (botany) · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology · Virology

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