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Jackson, Dahra; Heatherington, Laurie – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Two large-scale studies assessed the nature and correlates of young Jamaicans' attitudes toward mental illness. In study 1, students viewed a videotaped job interview for a teacher whose history was manipulated to include a history of mental illness, or not. Students desired significantly less social distance (i.e., more contact) with the…
Descriptors: Social Class, Negative Attitudes, Mental Disorders, Public Health