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- Title
THE RELATION BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA IN ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY: A PRELIMINARY PROCESS INVESTIGATION.
- Authors
Masuda, Akihiko; Hayes, Steven C.; Lillis, Jason; Bunting, Kara; Herbst, Scott A.; Fletcher, Lindsay B.
- Abstract
The present study examined the relation between changes in psychological flexibility and changes in mental health stigma in the context of a 2.5-hour long Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group workshop for reducing mental health stigma. Of 27 college undergraduates who attended the workshop, 22 completed one-month follow-up assessment. Results revealed that mental health stigma was reduced significantly at post-treatment, and these reductions were maintained at one-month follow-up. Increased psychological flexibility from pre to follow-up was significantly correlated with the reduction in mental health stigma from pre to follow-up. Limitations of the current study and directions for future research are discussed.
- Subjects
ACCEPTANCE &; commitment therapy; PSYCHOTHERAPY; MENTAL health; SOCIAL stigma; COMMITMENT (Psychology)
- Publication
Behavior & Social Issues, 2009, Vol 18, p1
- ISSN
1064-9506
- Publication type
Article