Social capital and stigma toward people with mental illness in Tokyo, Japan.
Living in a community with high social capital might lead to lower stigma towards people with mental illness. We examined the association between social capital and stigma toward people with mental illness in the community of Tokyo, Japan. A random sample of 2,000 community residents was selected and surveyed. Data from 516 respondents were analyzed. In this study, two individual-based social capital variables were significantly and negatively associated with the stigma score, while area-based social capital was not significantly associated with the stigma score. Social capital, particularly reciprocity/norm of cooperation and trust in the community, may be associated with lower stigma.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. yoshifumi-tky@umin.ac.jp
Yoshifumi
Y
Kido
Norito
N
Kawakami
Yuki
Y
Miyamoto
Rie
R
Chiba
Masao
M
Tsuchiya
D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012931:Social Environment; D058992:Social Participation; D057545:Social Stigma; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014041:Tokyo; D035502:Trust