Anticipating self-stigma: The roles of values and perceptions of therapy clients

Dan G. Lannin; Lukas J. Wolf; Patrick J. Heath

doi:10.1037/sah0000446

Anticipating self-stigma: The roles of values and perceptions of therapy clients

Dan G. Lannin, Lukas J. Wolf, Patrick J. Heath

Department of Psychology

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The present study examined how similarities and differences between participants’ prioritization of their own values and their perceptions of therapy clients’ values predicted anticipated self-stigma of seeking psychological help. Undergraduates (N = 231) sorted the importance of 10 personal values for themselves and an imagined therapy client before completing an assessment of anticipated self-stigma of seeking psychological help. Polynomial regression analyses examined interaction effects between participants’ own values and their perceptions of a hypothetical therapy client’s values on anticipated help-seeking self-stigma. Self-stigma was predicted by the interaction between a person’s own values of security and achievement and their perceptions of a therapy client’s values of security and achievement. First, self-stigma was higher for those who prioritize achievement but view typical therapy clients as people who do not. Second, self-stigma was higher for those who prioritize security and also view typical therapy clients as people who also do.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-113
Journal	Stigma and Health
Volume	10
Issue number	1
Early online date	13 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000446
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2025

Bibliographical note

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

The data set generated during and/or analyzed during the presentstudy is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request

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Keywords

Anticipated Self-Stigma
Help-Seeking
Polynomial Regression
Psychological Help
Values

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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