Prejudice, social distance, and familiarity with mental illness.
Schizophr Bull
; 27(2): 219-25, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
In this study, the paths between two prejudicial attitudes (authoritarianism and benevolence) and a proxy measure of behavioral discrimination (social distance) were examined in a sample drawn from the general public. Moreover, the effects of two person variables (familiarity with mental illness and ethnicity) on prejudice were examined in the path analysis. One hundred fifty-one research participants completed measures of prejudice toward, social distance from, and familiarity with mental illness. Goodness-of-fit indexes from path analyses supported our hypotheses. Social distance is influenced by both kinds of prejudice authoritarianism (the belief that persons with mental illness cannot care for themselves, so a paternalistic health system must do so) and benevolence (the belief that persons with mental illness are innocent and childlike). These forms of prejudice, in turn, are influenced by the believers' familiarity with mental illness and their ethnicity. We also discuss how these findings might contribute to a fuller understanding of mental illness stigma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Preconceito
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Opinião Pública
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Esquizofrenia
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Psicologia do Esquizofrênico
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Distância Psicológica
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Pessoas com Deficiência Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Schizophr Bull
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article