creator Serchuk, Marisa D. 2023 Spring 2023 Dissertation Illinois Institute of Technology PSYC / Psychology advisor Corrigan, Patrick W. Clinical psychology Psychology Depression Help-seeking Parents Public stigma Self-stigma Vicarious stigma en The impacts of stigma on people with lived-experience are widely recognized, however, stigma has been noted to extend to family members. The current investigation examines how specific types of stigma experienced by parents/caregivers (N=250) of children with mental health challenges are related to symptoms of depression and attitudes towards help-seeking. Results found that higher levels of public stigma, self-stigma, and vicarious stigma were associated with higher levels of depression and were differentially associated with attitudes towards help-seeking. Findings from this investigation add to the small body of literature examining stigma experienced by parents/caregivers of children with mental health challenges. born digital application/pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Restricted Access http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1025082