Psychological Development and Education ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 59-66.

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Stigma Perceptionas a Mediator between Stigma Experience and Mental Health among Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in Rural China

LIN Xiu-yun1, Zhang Jin-tao2, FANG Xiao-yi1, ZHAO Jun-feng3, Lan Jing1, LI Xiao-ming4   

  1. 1. Institute of Development Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    3. School of Educationand Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China;
    4. School of Medicine, Wayne State University, MI 48201, USA
  • Online:2010-01-15 Published:2010-01-15

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Abstract: The objective of this studywas to investigate the stigma experience and stigma perceptionamong childrenaffected by HIV/AIDS after the irparents infecting HIV and dying of AIDS,and to explore how stigma experience and stigma perceptionaffect on mental health of the children.Totally,we recruited 1221 children including double AIDS orphan,single AIDS orphan,a ffected children in rural China.Data of demographic information,stigma experience and stigma perception,and mental health problems(including depression,lone liness,self-esteem) were collected through a self-administrated questionnaire.Data revealed that:(1) Younger children,double A IDS orphan reported remarkably higher level of stigma experience and stigma perception than those their counterparts,and it was smiilar to the depression,lone liness,self-esteemexcept there was no significant difference in depression inage;(2) Children who got higher score in stigma experience and stigma perceptiona lso had significant higher depression,loneliness and lower self-esteem;(3) There was significan trelationship between stigma experience and stigma perception,between stigma experience,stigma perceptionand mental health conditions.We found stigma experience could affect mental health directly and stigma perception could be the mediator bewteen stigma experience and mental health.

Key words: childrenaffected by AIDS, stigma experience, stigma perception, mental health

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  • B844.1
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