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Published in final edited form as: Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2017 Sep;20(3):250–332. doi: 10.1007/s10567-017-0229-2

Table 4. Conceptualization of the distress: illness identity and the meaning of the illness to self.

Author Sample Method General mental distress DSM based Culturally specific Illness identity Meaning of the illness to self

Beliefs about characteristics of individuals with mental distress Attitudes and expected responses of the individual with mental distress Agency, control beliefs of the individual with mental distress Perceived norms (of the external responses to individuals with mental distress) Beliefs about close others (courtesy stigma) of individuals with mental distress
Angold et al. (1998) General population sample of 1015, 9-, 11-, and 13-year-olds and their parents Interview General X
Austin and Huberty (1993) 50 Children between 8 and 12 with epilepsy or asthma Survey General X X
Barker et al. (1983) 126 Patients at a psychiatric center Survey General X X
Batterham et al. (2013) 789 Staff and students in college Survey Suicide X X
Boyd Ritsher (2003) 127 Mental health outpatients, White or Caucasian (62.1%), Black or African American (26.4%) Survey General X X X X
Breda and Riemer (2012) Sample 1: 503 youths 13–15 years old and caregivers
Sample 2: 197 youth 13–15 years old and 174 caregivers, White (58%)
Survey General X
Brohan et al. (2013) 85 Adults (37.2% White British, 18.6% Black British, 14.0% Black African, 12.8% Black Caribbean, 14.0% other) Interview X X
Bulanda et al. (2014) 120 Middle school students Survey General X X X X
Burns and Rapee (2006) 202 Year 11 students from two private, single-sex schools Survey + vignette Depression X
Cohen and Struening (1962) Two samples of employees (n = 541, 653) at two large Veterans Administration neuropsychiatric hospitals, Survey General X X X X
Corrigan et al. (2015) 44 High school students, 60 high school students, 90 college students, 18 hotel desk clerks Survey + vignette General X X X X
Corrigan et al. (2002) 213 Community college, and college students
43.9% European-American, 41.5% African American, 8.5 Latino, and 6.1% other
Survey General X X X
Crisp et al. (2000) 1737 Adults
95% White
Survey Depression, panic attacks, schizophrenia, dementia, eating disorder, alcohol addiction, and drug addiction X X X
Davidson and Fristad (2006) 50 Children, age 8–11, with one of their parents, 96% Caucasian Survey General X X X
De Leon et al. (1994) 333 Adults
177 Blacks, 83 Hispanic, 70 White, 3 other race
Survey Drug use X X X X
Feldman and Crandall (2007) 281 Undergrads
85% White
Survey + vignette 40 DSM mental disorders X X X X
Fox et al. (2013) 1300 Households with children Survey Depression, suicide X X X
Gabbidon et al. (2013) 117 Adults
95.5% White
Survey General X
Griffiths et al. (2011) 617 Urban and rural
Australian adults
Survey Anxiety disorder X X X X X
Griffiths et al. (2008) 1001 Australian adults
5572 Australian adults
487 Psychologically distressed subset
Survey Depression X X X X X
Groleau et al. (2006) Original does not report Semi-structured interview General client defined Open-ended responses (probes for client's meaning of the illness, views of individuals with illness, other's response to individual with illness)
Haidet et al. (2008) 272 Patients receiving primary care Survey General X X
Heather and Rollnick (1993) 174 Adults identified as excessive drinkers
94.6% Male, 6% Female
Survey Alcohol use X X
Hill and Bale (1980) mental health locus of control 226 Undergraduates
91% White
Survey General X
Hill and Bale (1980) mental health locus of origin 226 Undergraduates
91% White
Survey General X X X X
Hirai and Clum (2000) 216 Asian and American college students Survey General X X X X X X
Johnston and Freeman (2002) 72 Mothers and 41 fathers of 7- to 12-year-old boys with ADHD Survey ADHD X X X
Jorm et al. (1997) 2 Nationally representative sample of Australian adults (n = 893) and (n = 903) Survey Depression X
Kellison et al. (2010) 301 Adolescents Survey ADHD X X X
King et al. (2007) 201 Mental health service users; 79% White, 5.5% Black, 3.4% Indian/Bangladeshi, 8.9% other Survey General X X X X
Komiya et al. (2000) 308–311 College students
Caucasian (87%), African American (8%), Hispanic American (2%), Asian American (1%), Multiracial American (2%), Native American (<1%)
Survey General X X X
Lee and Wong (1995) 10 Undergraduate students in Hong Kong Survey Shenjing Shuairuo X X X
Lee et al. (2014) 701 Children and adolescents
57% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian/Pacific Islander
Survey ADHD and depression X X
Link (1987) First-treatment contact patients
37.3% White, 35.8% Black, 26.9% Hispanic
Survey General X X
Lloyd et al. (1998) 86 British adults
35% White
65% British Caribbean
Semi-structured interview General Open-ended responses (probes for consequences, severity and its effects on the body, emotions, social network, home life and on work,)
Mackenzie et al. (2004) Study 1: 206 adults
92.7% White
Study 2: 297 undergraduate students
Study 3: 23 undergraduate students
Survey General X X X X
Mak and Cheung (2008) 108 Chinese adults (20 males, 88 females), average age 54.21 Survey General X
Martin et al. (2007) 1393 Respondents of the National Stigma Study—Children Survey ADHD, depression, “normal troubles,” and asthma X X
Masuda et al. (2009) Study 1: 139 undergraduate students
76% White
Study 2: 297 undergraduate students; 44% White
Survey General X X X
Mcconnaughy et al. (1983) 155 Adult outpatients Survey General X X X
Moses (2009) 60 Adolescents and parents
57% White
Survey and qualitative questions General X X X X
Moses (2011) 102 Youth at a child and adolescent inpatient program
25.5% non-White
Survey General X X
Moss-Morris et al. (2002) 711 Patients diagnosed with asthma, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain, acute pain, myocardial infarction, multiple sclerosis, and HIV Survey General X X X X \
Pescosolido (2013) 19,508 adults Argentina (n = 1420) Bangladesh (n = 1501) Belgium (n = 1166) Bulgaria (n = 1121) Brazil (n = 1522) Cyprus (n = 804) Germany (n = 1255) Spain (n = 1206) Great Britain (n = 1030) Hungary (n = 1252) Iceland (n = 1033) South Korea (n = 1003) New Zealand (n = 1020) Philippines (n = 1200) USA n = 1425) South Africa (n = 1550) Survey + vignette General X X X
Pinfold et al. (2003) 472 Secondary school students Survey General X X
Pinto et al. (2012) Sample 1: 105 high school students (78% White)
Sample 2: 105 high school students (75.2% White)
Survey General X
Pirutinsky et al. (2010) 91 Orthodox Jews Survey + vignette General X X X
Rostain et al. (1993) 116 Families (112 mothers, 84 fathers), 82% parents of boys ranging from 4 to 15 years old Survey ADHD X X X X X
Ruedell et al. (2009) 5 Bangladeshi and 6 White British adults Semi-structured interview General (client defined) Open-ended responses (probes for consequences of illness on self, social, financial, physical, behavioral)
Ryan et al. (1995) 109 patients at outpatient alcohol and drug treatment unit Survey Alcohol use, general X
Scior and Furnham (2011) 114 and 1376 Participants; White British, South Asian, Black African and Caribbean, East Asian, Indian citizens Survey + vignette Intellectual disability and schizophrenia X
Stone and Finlay (2008) 179 Adults
42.5% White
45.3% Black
Survey + vignette Schizophrenia X X X
Sun et al. (2014) 535 Chinese psychiatrists, nurses, family members, and general public Survey General X X X
Taylor and Dear (1981) 375 Undergraduate students Survey General X X X
Thurston et al. (2015) 251 Parents
49% Black, 51% White
49% fathers, 51% mothers
Survey + vignette Anxiety ADHD, general X X X X
Wang and Lai (2008) 3047 Adults Survey Depression X X X X
Weiss (1997) None reported Semi-structured interview General client defined Open-ended responses (probes for stigma, disclosure, self-esteem, marriage relations and prospects)
Yang et al. (2009) 90 Chinese-Americans Survey + vignette Schizophrenia, MDD, diabetes X
Yap et al. (2015) 6019 Members of the general community in Australia Survey + vignette Depression suicidal Schizophrenia Social phobia PTSD X X X X X
Yeh and Hough (1997) Parents of 1338 youths (270 African American, 109 Asian Pacific Islander, 372 Latino, 587 White) Survey General (emotional or behavioral problems) X X