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- Title
Total Institution and Self-Mortification.
- Authors
Karmel, Madeline
- Abstract
The general concern of this study was to see if an "inmate" in a total institution undergoes a process of self-mortification. The specific concern of this study was to see if self-mortification occurs in mental patients in mental hospitals. A panel sample of 50 patients was used. Self-mortification was interpreted to mean a loss in self-esteem and a loss of social identity. The Rosenberg-Guttman scale of self-esteem was used to measure self-esteem, and the KuhnMcPartland Twenty Statements Test was used to measure social identity. Findings showed that self-mortification did not occur: there was a slight gain in self-esteem and social identity. Changes in depressive affect, as measured by the Rosenberg-Guttman scale of depressive affect, was used to help validate the findings.
- Subjects
MORTIFICATION; SELF-denial; PEOPLE with mental illness; PSYCHIATRIC hospitals; GROUP identity; SELF-esteem; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Health & Social Behavior, 1969, Vol 10, Issue 2, p134
- ISSN
0022-1465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2948361