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Cultural Influences on Mental Health Stigma: How Society Views Mental Health
Teskieh , Duaa
Teskieh , Duaa
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Abstract
A study examined how a psychoeducational video adjusted for cultural and religious elements
influenced the reduction of mental health stigma among Saudi Arabian adult populations. The
investigation focused on two key dimensions of stigma, which were social stigma and self-
stigma. The research analyzed 71 individuals through both pre-intervention and post-
intervention assessments using established stigma measurement tools. The video intervention
succeeded in lowering the avoidance of help-seeking along with religious-related stigma, but
statistical evidence did not support changes in either social stigma (p = .168) or self-stigma (p
= .158) levels. The practical effect appeared to be limited based on the small effect sizes. The
analysis of reliability demonstrated that the self-stigma scale achieved satisfactory internal
consistency (α = 0.776), whereas the social stigma scale obtained only questionable reliability
(α = 0.655). Short-term interventions cannot effectively address deeply rooted cultural stigmas,
according to the study results, which demonstrate the need for enduring multi-level solutions
that incorporate education and clinical support together with community engagement to combat
mental health stigma in Arab and Muslim communities.