They just don’t get it: a qualitative study on perceptions of anticipated self-injury stigma across generations
Expectancy beliefs and differences in anticipated stigma across age groups may stem from prior experiences with others and may play a role in disclosure. The present findings thus have implications for research, anti-stigma initiatives, and supportive practices.
Authors
- Stephen P. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4068-5759)
- Rob Whitley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-9241)
- Nancy L. Heath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-7801)
- Gabrielle A Lucchese-Lavecchia
Institutions
- York University (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Guelph (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06718-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada