The Effects of Self-Regulation Depletion and Race on the Willingness to Interact with Individuals with Mental Illness

<p>Although the discrimination that Black individuals encounter is unique, it is similar in some ways to the discrimination experienced by individuals with mental illness (Corrigan & Wassel, 2008; Follmer & Jones, 2018; Jackson & Stewart, 2003). Research has found that these kinds of stigma can be overridden (Baumeister et al., 1998), but doing so requires self-regulation, which can be depleted (Gailliot et al., 2007). Because stigma exists against both Black individuals and those with mental illness, and because self-regulation is necessary to override those stigmas, the purpose of this project was to examine the relationships to which Black participants would want to interact with a person with mental illness depending on their level of self-regulation. The results, however, indicated that the race of the target on desire for future interaction was significant. The participants had more desire for future interaction with the Black target than the White target.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts - Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Epperson, Kenocha K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Lauren Brewer
• Dr. Kyle Conlon
• Dr. Sylvia Middlebrook

• perception
• mental illness
• Black or African American
• ego depletion
• Clinical Psychology
• Social Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/303

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1348