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Relationship of religiosity to mental health literacy, stigma, social distance, and occupational restrictiveness in Ningxia Province, China

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Wang, Z; Chen, H; Koenig, H; Phillips, MR
Published in: Mental Health, Religion and Culture
April 21, 2019

Little research has assessed the relationship between religiosity and mental health awareness in low- and middle-income countries. This study identified a representative sample of 2,425 community-dwelling adults in Ningxia, China and administered the Duke University Religion Index, the Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire, the Mental Health Attitude Questionnaire, the Social Distance–Personal Questionnaire and the Social Restrictiveness–Occupational Questionnaire. Religious affiliation per se was not associated with mental health literacy or attitudes, but higher levels of religiosity were associated with better awareness of mental health issues and less social distance and occupational restrictiveness of those with mental health conditions. However, these relationships were substantially different in Hui ethnicity respondents (85% of whom were practicing Islam) and Han ethnicity respondents (15% of whom practiced Buddhism, Taoism or Confucianism).

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Mental Health, Religion and Culture

DOI

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1469-9737

ISSN

1367-4676

Publication Date

April 21, 2019

Volume

22

Issue

4

Start / End Page

400 / 415

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Wang, Z., Chen, H., Koenig, H., & Phillips, M. R. (2019). Relationship of religiosity to mental health literacy, stigma, social distance, and occupational restrictiveness in Ningxia Province, China. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 22(4), 400–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2019.1593338
Wang, Z., H. Chen, H. Koenig, and M. R. Phillips. “Relationship of religiosity to mental health literacy, stigma, social distance, and occupational restrictiveness in Ningxia Province, China.” Mental Health, Religion and Culture 22, no. 4 (April 21, 2019): 400–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2019.1593338.
Wang Z, Chen H, Koenig H, Phillips MR. Relationship of religiosity to mental health literacy, stigma, social distance, and occupational restrictiveness in Ningxia Province, China. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 2019 Apr 21;22(4):400–15.
Wang, Z., et al. “Relationship of religiosity to mental health literacy, stigma, social distance, and occupational restrictiveness in Ningxia Province, China.” Mental Health, Religion and Culture, vol. 22, no. 4, Apr. 2019, pp. 400–15. Scopus, doi:10.1080/13674676.2019.1593338.
Wang Z, Chen H, Koenig H, Phillips MR. Relationship of religiosity to mental health literacy, stigma, social distance, and occupational restrictiveness in Ningxia Province, China. Mental Health, Religion and Culture. 2019 Apr 21;22(4):400–415.

Published In

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

DOI

EISSN

1469-9737

ISSN

1367-4676

Publication Date

April 21, 2019

Volume

22

Issue

4

Start / End Page

400 / 415

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology