Abstract
There exists inconsistent and limited research on personal mental illness stigma in diverse individuals. The present study sought to address this by exploring personal mental illness attitudes and behavioral intentions among diverse college students. It is hypothesized that ethnic and acculturated minorities as well as men would hold stronger personal mental illness stigma. The current study collected participants from student organizations on campus and the psychology research pool at a California college. There was a total of 115 participants (30.4% men and 65.2% women) in an ethnically diverse sample. Results showed that beliefs in secondary life control significantly predicted mental illness stigma. However, ethnicity, gender, and acculturative status did not significantly predict mental illness stigma.