I need help with my dissertation introduction, my topic is on mental health stig

I need help with my dissertation introduction, my topic is on mental health stigma. My research aims to examine whether individuals who moralize self-control have more stigmatizing views on mental health. Also looking at the effect of trait self-relevant emotions such as shame, self-compassion, and how these may be associated with mental health.
I require an introduction to the topic so start with mental health stigma definition and papers on the topic and past findings.
I require a literature review on previous findings on this topic focusing on
– the moralization of self control and mental health
– shame and mental health
– self-compassion and mental health
Please please make sure that you critique some of the studies you use and find a gap in the literature you choose that my research will cover.
I am trying to write it but I am struggling a lot and I would appreciate any help I can get I have read so many papers and cant seem to do it.
I will attach as many papers as I can to help, but not all of them are good. My supervisor stresses i have at least 30 sources since this is a dissertation. So please try to include as many as you can, even if you do not talk about the whole study you can cite many that found the same thing. Please make sure EVERYTHING you write is backed up and has a citation.
This is what the introduction should include and how it should FLOW
Begin with a clear indication of the context and content area of the dissertation; an overview paragraph that mentions all of the key concepts and sets the scene can be helpful. You should then summarise and critically evaluate the present state of knowledge of the topic under study i.e. provide a review of the literature. An exhaustive literature review is not expected, nor should you simply regurgitate all you have read or heard that might conceivably have some bearing, however remote, on the issue at hand. The aim is to establish the focus of your study and to set the stage for what follows. Relevance and structure are therefore important criteria to consider. When deciding on the content of the introduction, indicate any theoretical issues involved and outline the findings of earlier investigators. Highlight the need for your study by critically evaluating the literature, for example the limitations, gaps or any contradictory findings which your study might clarify; make the importance of the research question clear. You should clearly specify the aim and overall shape of your study and how it will contribute to the literature.
Finally, end with a clear statement of your hypotheses, if any. Alternatively, make it clear if the investigation is exploratory. In a well-written introduction, the last few sentences should follow naturally from what has gone before and convince the reader that the study is important and needed.
– Literature review
– Research aims and hypothesis
BACKGROUND/RATIONAL OF MY RESEARCH ( so you can understand my topic)
Mental illness is considered to hold stigmatising connotations across the population (Crisp, 2000) and has manifested in two forms: private self-stigma and public stigma (Lally et al, 2013). An individual’s perception of public stigma of mental illness has been reported to correlate with a negative attitude towards seeking professional psychological treatment for oneself (Gulliver et al, 2010). Evidence-based psychological treatment is important for people experiencing mental health difficulties as it is considered to improve the individual’s wellbeing (Layard et al, 2007).
Despite the benefits of therapy, according to a systematic review, only 18 to 34% of young people experiencing significantly high levels of anxiety or depression choose to seek professional psychological treatment (Gulliver et al, 2010). This personal and social crisis is especially relevant in the current climate as 52% of students report that their mental health has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic (The Coronavirus and Students Survey, 2020). Therefore, this research investigates stigma as a barrier towards treatment and the mediating factors of this to inform further research that could advise stigma reduction campaigns and interventions.
Previous research has demonstrated that those who report higher levels of self-compassion and compassion are more resistant to the effects of the stigma of mental illness (Chan et al, 2020; Yu et al, 2021). Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that an individual’s feelings of both shame and guilt are often associated with the effects of the stigma of mental illness (Hinshaw, 2007).
Previous research has found that people differ in the amount of overlap they see between morality and self-control (Hoffman et al., 2018). Self-control is also more likely to be moralized in purity domains and for people that are conservative (Moojiman et al., 2018). Perceived controllability is also an important contributor to whether people stigmatize mental health, i.e., whether mental health is perceived to be something that should be controlled, see Ruybal & Siegal, 2021 for review. Therefore, based on these findings this project would explore whether people that moralize self-control hold more stigmatizing views about mental health.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
This study will test the following hypotheses:
(1) Those reporting higher levels of perceived public stigma around mental health will report more negative attitudes towards seeking professional psychological support (Gulliver et al, 2010).
(2) Participants with higher levels of self-compassion will report a more positive perspective of mental health support (Chan et al, 2020; Yu et al, 2021)
(3) Participants who are more prone to shame will report more negative attitudes to seeking psychological support (Miller and Mason, 2005; Hinshaw, 2007)
(4) Individuals that moralize self-control will hold more stigmatizing views towards mental health
The objective of this research is to study whether moralization of self-control, self-compassion, shame proneness are predictors of attitudes towards perceived public stigma around mental health and personal attitudes towards seeking professional psychological treatment for oneself as well as their relationship with each other
I will provide below an example dissertation and you can look at their introduction so you get an idea. I will also attach some papers you can read and see what works.
please make sure you find different sources on this topic and do literature review on the findings, critical analysis and gaps in the research.
Thank you so much, I know this is so last minute and if you need more time than I requested I understand I am just so stressed I need something because I am drowning in work.