Table 3: Summary of quantitative papers Reference Study Aims Finding 1 Finding 2 Finding 3 Finding 4 Finding 5 Belloch et al (2009) To explore some of the Average delay in seeking Long delay group reported feeling 34.6% reported feeling 30.4% reported that variables hypothetically professional help was significantly more ashamed of ashamed of the the they feared being a involved in the help 39.38 months. their symptoms x2=2.04, p=0.04 content of their thoughts. mentally ill person seeking process and fearing the stigma associated OCD patients. with having the disorder x2=2.05, p=0.04 Cathey & To examine how stigma Sexually intrusive Sexual intrusive thoughts led to Disclosure by a friend is related to sexual intrusive thoughts are less likely to higher levels of social rejection more socially acceptable Wetterneck (2013) thoughts differ from be disclosed than than contamination related than disclosure by a other contamination related thoughts f(1,147)=16.602, p=.000. significant other concerns. thoughts f(1, f(4,144)=0.061, p=.000. 147)=17.357, p=.000. Coles et al (2013) Aims to assess public 33% of respondants 14.7% respondents reported that knowledge and beliefs correctly labelled the the character in the OCD vignette about OCD. vignette as OCD should not seek help due to stigma. Corcoran & To explore appraisals of Aggressive thoughts were Significant identity x content Woody (2013a) obsession-like thoughts stigmatized more than interaction effect with aggressive in a non-clinical sample. sexual thoughts, followed thoughts in the condition To ascertain whether by blasphemous thoughts more stigmatized than in the ‘self’ appraisals differed by F(1.73,208.28)=46.98, condition, followed by sexual thought content of by the p<.0001. thoughts followed by identify of the person blasphemous thoughts. with the thought. F(2,208.28)=31.94, p<.05.
Table 3: Summary of quantitative papers Reference Study Aims Finding 1 Finding 2 Finding 3 Finding 4 Finding 5 Belloch et al (2009) To explore some of the variables hypothetically involved in the help seeking process OCD patients. Average delay in seeking professional help was 39.38 months. Long delay group reported feeling significantly more ashamed of their symptoms x2=2.04, p=0.04 and fearing the stigma associated with having the disorder x2=2.05, p=0.04 34.6% reported feeling ashamed of the the content of their thoughts. 30.4% reported that they feared being a mentally ill person Cathey & Wetterneck (2013) To examine how stigma related to sexual intrusive thoughts differ from other concerns. Sexually intrusive thoughts are less likely to be disclosed than contamination related thoughts f(1, 147)=17.357, p=.000. Sexual intrusive thoughts led to higher levels of social rejection than contamination related thoughts f(1,147)=16.602, p=.000. Disclosure by a friend is more socially acceptable than disclosure by a significant other f(4,144)=0.061, p=.000. Coles et al (2013) Aims to assess public knowledge and beliefs about OCD. 33% of respondants correctly labelled the vignette as OCD 14.7% respondents reported that the character in the OCD vignette should not seek help due to stigma. Corcoran & Woody (2013a) To explore appraisals of obsession-like thoughts in a non-clinical sample. To ascertain whether appraisals differed by thought content of by the identify of the person with the thought. Aggressive thoughts were stigmatized more than sexual thoughts, followed by blasphemous thoughts F(1.73,208.28)=46.98, p<.0001. Significant identity x content interaction effect with aggressive thoughts in the condition more stigmatized than in the ‘self’ condition, followed by sexual thoughts followed by blasphemous thoughts. F(2,208.28)=31.94, p<.05.
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