Representations of Mental Illnesses in Russia: The Stereotype Content Model by S. Fiske

The Stereotype Content Model by S Fisk's is a modern methodology that is effectively used for studying stereotypes towards various social groups The main purpose of this work is to study social representations of people with various mental disorders (MD) in Russia. The research will mainly focus on forming a list of subgroups that differ in the context of social representations within a wider group of people with MD in general. The aim of the present research is to create a BIAS map of MD groups' distribution. Research design involves two steps. 90 respondents participated in the pilot research and 315 respondents over 18 who were not related to the medicine or psychology participated in the main research . During the pilot study, 19 MD were identifiedfor future investigation. As a result, 2 cluster solutions were obtained and a distribution map was created. This study is a part of a large project that is dedicated to applying the SCM methodology for different social groups on a Russian sample for the first time. It is designed in a way that addresses some limitations of the previous studies and contributes to the future work on the topic of stereotyping and stigmatization of people with MD.