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标题：Work Environmental Support from Small Industry's Employer Perspectives for Workers with Mental Illness
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作者：Chandra Kannan K. Thanapalan ; Chandra Kannan K. Thanapalan ; Mohd Suleiman Murad 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2016
卷号：222
页码：423-431
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.203
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractObjective:To determine the attitude of small business employers toward employing people with mental illness.Methods:This was cross sectional study with sixty participants from Kelantan, using Attitude Scale for Mental Illness.Results:Significant differences was seen in the mean attitude scale towards mental illness in the subscales separatism, restrictiveness, benevolence and stigmatization with p=0.00, between the participants and a group of medical students from previous study. No significant differences in stereotyping and pessimistic prediction were seen between these groups.Conclusions:The participants had negative attitude towards people with mental illness. Raising awareness among employers at workplace will improve their perceptions.
关键词：Mental illness;employer;attitude;competitive employment