Self-Blame
Cultural beliefs linking good health to correct behaviour encouraged the idea that illness is deserved. Participants could blame themselves both for resting and for pushing through illness symptoms. Lifestyle-change and self-management dis…
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Cultural beliefs linking good health to correct behaviour encouraged the idea that illness is deserved. Participants could blame themselves both for resting and for pushing through illness symptoms. Lifestyle-change and self-management discourse can shame individuals and undervalue social determinants of health. Participants frequently developed guilt and self-blame after adults implied their symptoms were personal failures or not serious.