Self-stigma, insight, and family burden among Israeli mothers of people with serious mental illness: Ethno-national considerations

The current cross-sectional study investigated and compared the associations between insight, self-stigma, and family burden among Jewish and Arab mothers of an adult son or daughter with serious mental illness (SMI) in Israel. A total of 162 Israeli mothers of a person with SMI participated in the...

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Published in:Transcultural psychiatry 2017-06, Vol.54 (3), p.423-441
Main Authors: Zisman-Ilani, Yaara, Hasson-Ohayon, Ilanit, Levy-Frank, Itamar, Tuval-Mashiach, Rivka, Roe, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult Children - ethnology
Aged
Arabs
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Israel - ethnology
Jews
Male
Mental Disorders - ethnology
Middle Aged
Mothers - psychology
Social Stigma
Young Adult
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Summary:The current cross-sectional study investigated and compared the associations between insight, self-stigma, and family burden among Jewish and Arab mothers of an adult son or daughter with serious mental illness (SMI) in Israel. A total of 162 Israeli mothers of a person with SMI participated in the study; 95 were Jewish (58.6%), and 67 were Arab (41.4%). Insight, self-stigma, and family burden scales were administered. Jewish mothers reported higher levels of insight into their son’s or daughter’s illness and reported greater family burden compared to Arab mothers. No significant differences in self-stigma scores were found between Jewish and Arab mothers. The pattern of associations between insight, self-stigma, and burden differed between Jewish and Arab mothers. Self-stigma was found to mediate the relationship between insight and burden among Jewish mothers but not among Arab mothers. Ethno-national affiliation should be taken into consideration regarding how family members conceptualize and experience mental illness, as this might affect care.
ISSN:1363-4615
1461-7471
DOI:10.1177/1363461517703022