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Political ideology,helping mechanismsand empowerment ofmental healthself‐help/mutual aidgroups Eleni Hatzidimitriadou2002 год

Political ideology, helping mechanisms and empowerment of mental health self‐help/mutual aid groups
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Аннотация: Abstract Self‐help/mutual aid groups share common attributes such as they are peer‐led, address a common problem or condition, have a voluntary character and little or no connection with professionals. However, these groups may vary according to their political ideology and focus on personal or/and societal change. This study examines the role of political ideology of self‐help/mutual aid groups and differences in psychosocial characteristics of group members. Fourteen mental health self‐help/mutual aid groups in England were studied. On the basis of stated aims and principles and following semi‐structured interviews with group leaders (facilitators/chairpersons), these were classified according to Emerick's typology as conservative (eight groups), combined (three groups), and radical (three groups). Group members ( n = 67) completed questionnaires to assess personal empowerment, mental wellbeing, social networks and support, group identification and helping processes in the groups. Findings suggested that all self‐help group members experienced a large number of naturally occurring helping process and felt empowered whilst they shared limited social networks and support and marginal mental wellbeing. Different ideological types of self‐help groups may be related to specific helping processes and particular aspects of personal empowerment. Specifically, members of conservative and combined groups reported more expressive group processes like sharing of feelings and self‐disclosure, while radical group members reported more optimism/control over their lives. Furthermore, group identification was associated with specific helping processes and aspects of personal empowerment in the three group categories. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Год издания: 2002
Авторы: Eleni Hatzidimitriadou
Издательство: Wiley
Источник: Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Ключевые слова: Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, Social Work Education and Practice
Другие ссылки: Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (HTML)
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