Table 1.
Types of stigma | Definition |
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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) |