Can stigmatizing attitudes be prevented in psychology students?

Autor: Pingani L; Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.; Department of Health Professions, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.; Department of Mental Health, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy., Coriani S; Department of Health Professions, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy., Galeazzi GM; Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy., Nasi AM; Department of Health Professions, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.; Department of Mental Health, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy., Franceschini C; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) [J Ment Health] 2021 Aug; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 488-493. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 24.
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1714004
Abstrakt: Background: Stigmatizing attitudes have been found among psychology students in many studies, and they are becoming more common with time.
Aims: This study examines whether participation in clinical psychology lessons reduces levels of stigmatization in a population of psychology students and whether it leads to any change in stigmatization.
Methods: The study is a pre/post evaluation of the effectiveness of clinical psychology lessons (63 hours of lectures) as a tool to fight stigma. The presence of stigmatizing attitudes was detected using the Italian version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I). Stigmatization was described before and after the lessons with structured equation modeling (SEM).
Results: Of a total of 387 students contacted, 302 (78.04%) agreed to be involved in the study, but only 266 (68.73%) completed the questionnaires at both t0 and t1. A statistically significant reduction was seen in all six scales and the total score on the AQ-27-I. The models defined by the SEM (pre- and post-intervention) showed excellent model fit indices and described different dynamics of the phenomenon of stigma.
Conclusions: A cycle of clinical psychology lessons can be a useful tool for reducing stigmatizing attitudes in a population of students seeking a psychology degree.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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