An online intervention using information on the mental health-mental illness continuum to reduce stigma
| Autor: | Sebastian E. Baumeister, Bruce G. Link, J.C. Phelan, Susanne Stolzenburg, Georg Schomerus, Matthias C. Angermeyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Social Stigma 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine German population Surveys and Questionnaires Online intervention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Depression Information Dissemination Mental Disorders Core component Middle Aged Survey experiment Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Stigma (anatomy) Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Psychological Distance Quota sampling Schizophrenia Female Information Literacy Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry. 32:21-27 |
| ISSN: | 1778-3585 0924-9338 |
| Popis: | BackgroundA core component of stigma is being set apart as a distinct, dichotomously different kind of person. We examine whether information on a continuum from mental health to mental illness reduces stigma.MethodOnline survey experiment in a quota sample matching the German population for age, gender and region (n = 1679). Participants randomly received information on either (1) a continuum, (2) a strict dichotomy of mental health and mental illness, or (3) no information. We elicited continuity beliefs and stigma toward a person with schizophrenia or depression.ResultsThe continuum intervention decreased perceived difference by 0.19 standard deviations (SD, P < 0.001) and increased social acceptance by 0.18 SD (P = 0.003) compared to the no-text condition. These effects were partially mediated by continuity beliefs (proportion mediated, 25% and 26%), which increased by 0.19 SD (P < 0.001). The dichotomy intervention, in turn, decreased continuity beliefs and increased notions of difference, but did not affect social acceptance.ConclusionAttitudes towards a person with mental illness can be improved by providing information on a mental health-mental illness continuum. |
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