The Relationship between Self-Stigma and Mental Health in Hearing-Impaired Vocational College Students:The Moderating Effect of Negative Interpretation Bias and Gender Differences
A questionnaire survey was conducted among 307 hearing-impaired vocational college students by cluster sampling to investigate the moderating effect of negative interpretation bias in the relationship between self-stigma and mental health as well as gender differences.The results showed that:(1)the level of self-stigma of male students was significantly higher than that of female students,and the level of self-stigma of hearing-impaired vocational college students was significantly higher than that of those with high subjective family economic status;(2)negative interpretation bias and self-stigma were significantly negatively related to mental health separately,and negative interpretation bias and self-stigma were significantly positively related to mental health;(3)both negative interpretation bias in social contexts and non-social situations moderated the relationship between self-stigma and mental health in female and male students respectively.This study indicated that reducing self-stigma and negative interpretation bias and promoting self-acceptance of hearing-impaired vocational college students could help improve their mental health as well as their employment and social integration.Additionally,the differences in students'gender and family economic background should also be taken into account in the practice of mental health education of hearing-impaired vocational college students.
self-stigmanegative interpretation biasmental healthhearing-impaired vocational college students
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