TITLE:
Social distance toward schizophrenia among parents of adolescents
AUTHORS:
Hatsumi Yoshii, Yuichiro Watanabe, Hideaki Kitamura, Yiwei Ling, Kouhei Akazawa
KEYWORDS:
Schizophrenia; Social Distance; Parents of Adolescents
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.4 No.7,
July
20,
2012
ABSTRACT: Social distance toward schizophrenia is a reason for delays in receiving early treatment for the disorder. This study attempted to identify the factors underlying social distance. The participants were 2690 parents of adolescents. Factor analysis using a social distance scale identified two factors: private relationship and social relationship. Regression analysis revealed that gender, age, and participation in welfare activities for people with mental illnesses had independent effects on the factor private relationship (p