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ABSTRACT Background: Individuals suffering with psychiatric disorders are stigmatised and dehuman... more ABSTRACT
Background: Individuals suffering with psychiatric disorders are stigmatised and dehumanised, which leads to the maintenance of conditions. With stigma and dehumanisation, there is a probability that those with mental illness will suffer tremendously and eventually succumbing to adverse irreversible phases. Considering the significance of stigmatisation and dehumanisation in psychiatric populations, it becomes vital to assess their presence and degree in the psychology students’ community. The aim of this study was to examine psychology students' stigmatising and dehumanising attitudes toward two clinical populations (individuals with severe cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia), while taking gender into account.
Methods: Undergraduate psychology students (N=114) were presented with three vignettes portraying two psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, and cannabis use disorder) and one with no psychiatric condition (control). They were then required to rate their perceptions of humanity on a scale of dehumanisation (Unique human/Human nature). The Social Distance Scale (SDS) and two subscales of the Attribution Questionnaire (AQ 27: Fear and Anger) were used to assess stigmatising attitudes. Two distinct surveys, one for each gender, were distributed on University`s SONA system.
Results: Psychology students reported considerably more psychiatric stigma and dehumanisation toward individuals with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder (CUD) compared with control condition on all attitudinal variables. When investigating gender, this study found significant results for desire to social distance from males regardless of diagnosis. Individuals suffering from cannabis use disorder(CUD) scored higher in measures of psychiatric stigma and dehumanisation. Another significant result in this study was that the schizophrenia case vignette elicited greater fear in respondents than the CUD and no psychiatric condition (control) case. Additional research is needed to generalise and verify the current research's results about attitudes of stigma and dehumanisation associated with psychiatric conditions using broader societal samples and relevant demographic samples. Further research should consider examining the many variations (responsibility and morality) in respondents' attitudes in an attempt to inform solutions targeted directly at the stigma associated with mental illness.
Keywords: schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, dehumanisation, stigma, students` attitudes, vignette study;
Dissertation Paper
ABSTRACT Background: Individuals suffering with psychiatric disorders are stigmatised and dehuman... more ABSTRACT
Background: Individuals suffering with psychiatric disorders are stigmatised and dehumanised, which leads to the maintenance of conditions. With stigma and dehumanisation, there is a probability that those with mental illness will suffer tremendously and eventually succumbing to adverse irreversible phases. Considering the significance of stigmatisation and dehumanisation in psychiatric populations, it becomes vital to assess their presence and degree in the psychology students’ community. The aim of this study was to examine psychology students' stigmatising and dehumanising attitudes toward two clinical populations (individuals with severe cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia), while taking gender into account.
Methods: Undergraduate psychology students (N=114) were presented with three vignettes portraying two psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, and cannabis use disorder) and one with no psychiatric condition (control). They were then required to rate their perceptions of humanity on a scale of dehumanisation (Unique human/Human nature). The Social Distance Scale (SDS) and two subscales of the Attribution Questionnaire (AQ 27: Fear and Anger) were used to assess stigmatising attitudes. Two distinct surveys, one for each gender, were distributed on University`s SONA system.
Results: Psychology students reported considerably more psychiatric stigma and dehumanisation toward individuals with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder (CUD) compared with control condition on all attitudinal variables. When investigating gender, this study found significant results for desire to social distance from males regardless of diagnosis. Individuals suffering from cannabis use disorder(CUD) scored higher in measures of psychiatric stigma and dehumanisation. Another significant result in this study was that the schizophrenia case vignette elicited greater fear in respondents than the CUD and no psychiatric condition (control) case. Additional research is needed to generalise and verify the current research's results about attitudes of stigma and dehumanisation associated with psychiatric conditions using broader societal samples and relevant demographic samples. Further research should consider examining the many variations (responsibility and morality) in respondents' attitudes in an attempt to inform solutions targeted directly at the stigma associated with mental illness.
Keywords: schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, dehumanisation, stigma, students` attitudes, vignette study;