The Editors in Chief have retracted this article because of multiple overlaps with previously-published research by different authors, including but not limited to the following:

[1] Ahmedani B. Mental health stigma: society, individuals, and the profession. J Soc Work Values Ethics 2011;8(2). https://jswve.org/download/2011-2/fall114-Mental-health-stigma.pdf

[2] Hall D. The sociology of risk and social demographic change. PSC Discussion Paper Series 2001;15(12):Art. 1. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pscpapers/vol15/iss12/1

[3] Ekberg M. The parameters of the risk society: a review and exploration. Curr Sociol. 2007;55(3):343–366. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011392107076080

[4] Wimmer J, Quandt T. Living in the risk society: an interview with Ulrich Beck. Journalism Stud. 2006;7(2):336–347. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616700600645461

The author has not stated whether she agrees to this retraction.

The online version of this article contains the full text of the retracted article as Supplementary Information.