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. 2020 Sep 4;29:e164. doi: 10.1017/S2045796020000797

Table 1.

Definitions of types of stigma and discrimination

Types of stigma Definition
Social/public stigma The prejudice and negative attitudes held by members of the public and/or society (Corrigan and Bink, 2005)
Self-stigma Internalisation of prejudice and discrimination from social/public stigma (Corrigan and Bink, 2005)
Anticipated stigma Expectations of bias from others (Stangl et al., 2019)
Perceived stigma Perceptions of how the stigmatised group is treated by others (Stangl et al., 2019)
Experienced stigma Experiences of being stigmatised by others (Stangl et al., 2019)
Discrimination ‘The behavioural result of prejudice’ (Corrigan and Bink, 2005)