ArticleTranscultural psychiatry2025
Mechanisms underlying the impact of self-stigma on social engagement in Arabic-speaking refugees: A path analysis.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees has been linked to poor social outcomes. Self-stigma appears to be a potential barrier to social engagement in refugees with PTSD, however research into this relationship is scarce. As such, the study aimed to 1) investigate whether self-stigma of PTSD (SSPTSD) and self-stigma of seeking help (SSOSH) underlie the association between PTSD and reduced social engagement in refugees, and 2) identify psychological mechanisms underpinning the association between PTSD and both types of self-stigma. In this online study, 262 Arabic-speaking refugees who had resettled in Australia completed measures indexing PTSD, two types of self-stigma (SSPTSD and SSOSH), social engagement outcomes (help-seeking behaviour, perceived social support), and potential mechanisms (self-esteem, hope, and negative help-seeking beliefs). Path analyses revealed that greater PTSD symptom severity was associated with reduced help-seeking behaviour via greater SSOSH and lower perceived social support via greater SSPTSD. Path analyses also revealed that greater PTSD symptom severity had an indirect effect on both types of self-stigma via greater negative help-seeking beliefs and an indirect effect on SSPTSD via lower hope. Findings demonstrate the deleterious effect of self-stigma on refugee mental health, yet also indicate potential intervention targets to reduce the negative impact of self-stigma.
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