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Started 19 April 2024

The relationship between competency and responsibility

Hi.
I am currently validating a measure on public mental illness stigma in the workforce , and have found a relatively high correlation between the two constructs: “work-related beliefs/competency” and “responsibility for having a mental illness“ and also the two constructs “work-related beliefs/competency” and “perceptions of dangerousness and unpredictability“
I am probably just not good enough to search or smart enough, but I cannot find any previous research on this relationship or any theories that can help me explain my explain this relationship. Anyone who can be off assistance?

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Stephen Cheung
Azusa Pacific University
The strong correlation you found suggests that beliefs about work competence may influence perceptions of responsibility for mental illness and views of its dangerousness. This aligns with social cognition theories, where societal norms shape individual beliefs. Further investigation could offer deeper insights into this relationship.
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Julie Strand
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Thank you, Stephen :) I have looked into that article previously, but it does not necessarily help explaining this relationship.
Thank you, Abhinshek :)
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