Unnes Law Journal : Jurnal Hukum Universitas Negeri Semarang
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021): October, 2021

Stigma, Discrimination, and Public Perception: A Relationship between Screening for Mental Emotional Disorders and Public Perception of Mental Disorders

Ichdinavia Harsaya (Diponegoro University)
Alifiati Fitrikasari (Diponegoro University)
Innawati Yusuf (Diponegoro University)
Elly Noerhidajati (Diponegoro University)
Yetty Movieta Nency (Diponegoro University)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2021

Abstract

Mental-emotional disorder is a condition of emotional changes that can develop into a pathological state, with a prevalence of 9.8% in people over 15 years of age in Indonesia. Public perception of people with mental disorders leads to stigma and discrimination that have negative consequences for both sufferers and their family members. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between mental emotional disorders and people's perceptions of mental disorders. This research is an analytic observational study with a designcross sectional.The sample in this study were employees, students and visitors of the Diponegoro National Hospital, Semarang taken by consecutive sampling method. The research instrument used a sociodemographic questionnaire, a Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) 20 and a Community Attitude Towards The Mentally Ill (CAMI) questionnaire. This study found and confirmed that the subjects in this study 27.3% experienced mental emotional disorders and the majority had a counter-stigma and discrimination attitude, although there were still some who had a pro attitude towards stigma and discrimination, namely 7.3%. There is a significant correlation between emotional mental disorders and public perception of mental disorders (0.035) with a 95% confidence level. This study concludes that there is a significant relationship between emotional mental disorders and people's perceptions of mental disorders.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ulj

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The Unnes Law Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes high-quality research on Indonesian law and its interaction with regional and global legal developments. Established in 2012, the Journal aims to advance rigorous legal scholarship and promote evidence-based discourse on law, ...