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illness. The present study shifted the perspective and focused on the internalization of stigma by
mental health consumers as it relates to their psychological well-being and functioning. 200
mental health consumers from major non-governmental organizations were surveyed to examine
the relationships between self-stigma, acceptance of disability, collective self-esteem, self-esteem,
and self-efficacy after their demographic status, symptoms, and functioning are taken into account.
Results informed researchers and practitioners to more proximally focus on self-stigma and to
empower consumers in facilitating their recovery and reintegration into the community.
4050.3 Self-stigma and attribution of discrimination among mainland Chinese new arrivals in
Hong Kong, Chun Yan Chung, Winnie W.S. Mak, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong, China
A surge of Mainland Chinese migrated to Hong Kong (HK) in recent years. Due to their
socioeconomic status and cultural background, new arrivals were prejudiced and discriminated
against as a group. The present study examined the relationship between attributional styles,
self-stigma, and psychological well-being of new arrival women. 150 Mainland Chinese spouses
of HK citizens who recently migrated to HK were surveyed. Results showed the relationships
between attributional patterns, self-stigma, self-efficacy, self and collective esteem, and depression
of these new arrival women in facing ambiguous situations of possible discrimination.
Implications for treatment programs recommended to community centers will be discussed.
4050.4 Prejudice: A question of personality or social psychology, or both? Nazar Akrami, Bo
Ekehammar, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden
This paper focuses on the personality and social psychology approaches to explaining prejudice.
We examined whether prejudice (sexism) is better explained by personality (Big-Five factors,
Social dominance orientation, and Right-wing authoritarianism) or social group membership
(gender). Based on our previous research, alternative causal models were compared. The results
showed that the best-fitting causal model to explain prejudice was the one that included the
personality as well as social group membership variables. This outcome, also supported by
multiple regression analyses, suggests that an integration of the personality and the social
psychology approaches to explaining prejudicial beliefs would be the best option.
4051 ORAL
Social issues
Chair: Annalie Pauw, South Africa
4051.1 Perception of a just world and prejudice in high and low religiosity Hindus, Muslims,
Sikhs and Christians, Sangeeta Khullar 1 , Deepa Rajput 2 , 1 mkp[pg]college dehra dun,india, India,
2
MKP (PG) college Dehradun India
Communal strife and religious fundamentalism are increasingly in evidence in India. This study
was conducted to assess prejudice among high (N=64) and low (N=51) religiosity Ss belonging to
the four major religious groups in India-Hindus Muslims Sikhs Christians. Their differential
perception of a Just World was also assessed since it is known to be related to majority-minority
status. Results show significant differences in prejudice scores of high & low religiosity groups of
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