文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：COVID-19-related stigma profiles and risk factors among people who are at high risk of contagion

作者：Duan, Wenjie[1];Bu, He[2];Chen, Zheng[3]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Social & Publ Adm Sch, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[2]City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social & Behav Sci, Kowloon, Tat Chee Ave, Hong Kong, Peoples R China;[3]Wuhan Univ, Inst Educ, 229 Bayi Rd, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China

年份：2020

卷号：266

外文期刊名：SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000592409800010)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000592409800010)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：COVID-19; Stigma; Courtesy stigma; Affiliate stigma; Latent profile analysis; Hubei

摘要：Rationale: COVID-19 is likely to be stigmatized. The people of Hubei province perceived courtesy and affiliate stigma due to the geographic linkage to COVID-19. Perceived courtesy stigma refers to the perception of stigma of people who are associated with COVID-19 (e.g., the geographic linkage). Affiliate stigma is the internalization and psychological responses of perceived courtesy stigma among the associates. Objective: The current study aims to reveal different patterns of perceived courtesy and affiliate stigma among people who are at high risk of contagion of COVID-19, and to examine the possible risk factors. Method: A sample including 2813 adults who located in Hubei Province, China (female: n = 2,184, 77.64%; male: n = 629, 22.36%; mean age = 37.85 years, SD = 6.61 years, range = 18-63 years) were employed in the current study, using latent profile analysis for searching stigma profiles. Results: Three profiles of stigma were found: the "Denier" (35.98%), "Confused moderate" (48.13%) and "Perceiver" (15.89%) displaying the low, moderate and high level of perceived courtesy and affiliate stigma, respectively. Multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed that generally people with a high level of edu-cation, perceived threats, anxiety symptoms, and familiarity with quarantined cases have a high likelihood to be distributed into the "Perceiver". Discussion and Conclusions: Our findings highlight the issues of COVID-19-related stigma and provide evidence for launching effective health actions to promote a cohesive society and culture of health. The media can transmit scientific knowledge, promote positive interactions and social cohesion between the stigmatized group and the dominant group, and create spaces for stories that nurture group identification among the implicated people. Future studies should use more representative sample and improve the measures.