A development of model for social distance towards people with mental illness
<p>This study aims to develop a model by looking at the following factors; attitude,</p><p>conception on mental illness and knowledge with social distance towards people with</p><p>mental illness. Besides that, this study also exa...
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| Format: | thesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=10198 |
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| Summary: | <p>This study aims to develop a model by looking at the following factors; attitude,</p><p>conception on mental illness and knowledge with social distance towards people with</p><p>mental illness. Besides that, this study also examines prejudice as a moderator and</p><p>hypothesizes a model developed fit with data sample. A cross-sectional study was used</p><p>to achieve the desired objective of the study. An online survey was created by using</p><p>Google Form. A number of a public university students in Selangor (n=384) was</p><p>invited to participate in an online questionnaire. Responses were rated on five-point</p><p>likert scale. Smart-PLS was been used to anlaylize the data got from respondent.</p><p>Findings reported that only attitude (R2=0.24, p<0.05; t = 6.38) and conception on</p><p>mental illness (R2 = 0.224, P<0.05; t=8.63) have a significant relationship with social</p><p>distance toward people with mental illness and the model is fit with data sample. Next,</p><p>prejudice did not work as a moderator variable in this study because all P value of</p><p>attitude, conception on mental and knowledge more than 0.05 (P>0.05; t =1.27, P>0.05;</p><p>t = 0.25, P>0.05; t=0.44). Furthermore, this study found that, 91.9% public university</p><p>students have social distance towards people with mental illness. This study adds</p><p>weight to the argument that either having knowledge on mental illness or not, the</p><p>feeling of fear and unstable attitude of people with mental illness force them to make</p><p>social distance toward people with mental illness. As a conclusion, social distance</p><p>towards people with mental illness has encouraged other people to underestimate them,</p><p>to the point where this group of people had to undergo unemployment. This study</p><p>implicates that reducing social distance toward people with mental illness can enhance</p><p>their social function.</p> |
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