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Changes in attitude towards people with mental illness in P-city, S. Korea [electronic resource] : a comparison between the years 2000 and 2010 /

by Jung, Sookhee; Kang, Byungdeok; Lee, Gyungsook.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleDescription: pp. 83-95.Subject(s): Mentally ill, community attitudes, community mental health centre, CAMIOnline resources: Click here to access full-text article In: Asia Pacific journal of social work and development 2017, Vol. 27, No.2Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate changes in the attitudes towards people with mental illness in a city located in South Korea (P-city) between 2010 and 2000. Since it was not accessible to raw data of 2000, to compare with 2000 results, the results from the previous research article were used. Results from t-tests and ANCOVA analyses showed positive changes in P-city residents’ attitudes towards people with mental illness, particularly in authoritarianism and social restrictiveness. Discussion includes the role of a successful community mental health centre in bringing about such positive attitudinal changes.
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The objective of this study was to investigate changes in the attitudes towards people with mental illness in a city located in South Korea (P-city) between 2010 and 2000. Since it was not accessible to raw data of 2000, to compare with 2000 results, the results from the previous research article were used. Results from t-tests and ANCOVA analyses showed positive changes in P-city residents’ attitudes towards people with mental illness, particularly in authoritarianism and social restrictiveness. Discussion includes the role of a successful community mental health centre in bringing about such positive attitudinal changes.

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