The Role of Contact and Emotional Intelligence in the Attitudes of General Population Towards Individuals Living With Mental Illness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7158656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexia Andreopoulou (0009-0002-9219-5097, Psychiatric Department General Hospital of Kozani Kozani Greece), Aikaterini Vasiou (0000-0002-4648-2127, Department of Primary Education University of Crete Rethymno Greece, corresponding author), Konstantinos Mastrothanasis (0000-0002-8703-9607, School of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Greece) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e23162-e23162 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.23162 |
| PMID | 39529418 |
| OpenAlex | W4404288835 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 63 |
Mental illness stigma is still a widespread phenomenon with damaging psychological and social consequences. This study is of relevance to the design of appropriate psychiatric services which reinforce the social integration of individuals living with mental illness. It investigates the relationship between contact, emotional intelligence (EI) and attitudes of the general population towards people with mental illness. This study utilized a random sampling method to collect data from 183 participants. Measures included the EI Scale for assessing EI, the level of contact (LOC) Report to examine the LOC with mental illness, and the Attitudes towards Mental Illness Scale to evaluate attitudes towards mental illness. Each of these instruments has been validated in previous research. Data analysis involved Pearson's correlation analysis, multiple linear regression, and mediation analysis to explore the relationships between variables. EI and particularly the abilities of use of emotion and other's emotional appraisal were associated with more positive attitudes towards mental illness. conversely, lower levels of contact were associated with higher levels of social care, indicating a complicated relationship between contact and attitudes. The findings highlight that a deeper understanding of the association between contact with individuals living with mental illness and attitudes towards them is needed, focusing on potential mechanisms that might modify this association. Additionally, a focal point that is underlined in this research is the important role of EI in affecting attitudes as it seems to offer promising directions in planning educational programs and stigma reduction interventions
Association (psychology) · Mediation · Mental health · Mental illness · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Stigma (botany) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |