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    Self-criticism and self-reassurance as mediators between mental health attitudes and symptoms: Attitudes towards mental health problems in Japanese workers.

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    Kotera, Yasuhiro cc
    Gilbert, Paul cc
    Asano, Kenichi
    Ishimura, Ikuo
    Sheffield, David cc
    Affiliation
    University of Derby
    Issue Date
    2018-12-13
    
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    Abstract
    Japanese workers suffer high rates of mental health symptoms, recognised recently by the Japanese government, which has enacted workplace well-being initiatives. One reason for poor mental health concerns negative attitudes about mental health problems such as shame, which may be mediated by self-reassurance and self-criticism. This study aimed to evaluate shame-based attitudes towards mental health problems, and explore the relationship between mental health attitudes, self-criticism, self-reassurance and mental health symptoms. Japanese workers (n=131) completed three measures; attitudes towards mental health problems, mental health symptoms, and self-criticism/reassurance. A high proportion of workers reported negative attitudes about mental health problems. There were strong relationships between mental health attitudes, mental health symptoms, self-criticism, and self-reassurance. Path analyses revealed that the total and indirect effects (through self-criticism and self- reassurance) of mental health attitudes on mental health were larger than the direct effect alone. Hated-self and family-reflected shame were identified as predictors for mental health symptoms. The findings suggest the importance of self-criticism and self-reassurance in mental health and mental health attitudes. Implications for help-seeking behaviours are also discussed. Interventions aimed at reducing self-criticism and enhancing self-reassurance are recommended to improve mental health attitudes and increase help-seeking in Japanese workers.
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    Kotera, Y. et al. (2018) ‘Self-criticism and self-reassurance as mediators between mental health attitudes and symptoms: attitudes towards mental health problems in Japanese workers’, Asian Journal of Social Psychology. doi: 10.1111/ajsp.12355
    Publisher
    Wiley
    Journal
    Asian Journal of Social Psychology
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623219
    DOI
    10.1111/ajsp.12355
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    https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12355
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    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1467-839X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1111/ajsp.12355
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