Impact of Initial Negative Life Experiences and Perceived Social Support on Self-Stigma Among Adolescents in Dongying, China

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The study investigates the impact of negative life events and perceived social support on self-stigma among adolescents in Dongying, China.
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Data were collected from 4,711 participants, with a gender distribution of 2,252 females and 2,459 males, over three visits from September 2023 to September 2024.
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Baseline negative life events were significantly associated with higher self-stigma scores in males, but not in females.
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Low perceived social support and moderate perceived social support showed significant interactions with self-stigma scores in females.
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The study concludes that negative life events and perceived social support have different associations with self-stigma based on gender.

Frontiers In Psychiatry

by Rongrong Guo, Yuqi Yang, Yuelin Sun, Ruochen Ren, Xiaochuan Lu, Shengnan Liu, Chenxi Liu, Xi Wang, Xuan Zhao, Xiangdong Dong, Xiuli Ren, Yi Hu, Yufang Xing
July 17, 2026

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