Research Article: Enacted Stigma Influences Bereavement Coping Among Children Orphaned by Parental AIDS: A Longitudinal Study with Network Analysis
Introduction:
Stigma is the “co-occurrence of labelling, stereotyping, separation, status loss, and discrimination”. Stigma experienced by an individual could be categorized into enacted stigma (overt), perceived stigma (awareness of others’ attitudes), and internalized stigma (inner shame and self-discrimination). , For people who lost loved ones to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), all types of stigma are salient in their bereavement experiences. – Such stigma is especially harmful for children due to their frailty.…
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