Evaluation of a Psychoeducational Internet Intervention to Increase Help-Seeking Behavior in Men

Interventions to reduce the stigma of eating disorders: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Katterman and Klump () used contact‐only which was filmed. Combined education and contact interventions resulted in lower stigma from pre‐ to post‐test in Brownlow et al (), and compared with a control group in Shepherd (), who observed a medium difference between groups at post‐test. Contact‐only was not different from a control group in Katterman and Klump (); however, it should be noted that the filmed contact was a sitcom that was thought to be stigmatizing.…”

“…Five studies using education or contact strategies included attitudinal measures of stigma (Brownlow et al, ; Duffy & Henkel, ; Iles, Seate, & Waks, ; Katterman & Klump, ; Shepherd, ). Attitudinal measures were less ED‐specific than those in etiological studies, for instance the Adjective Rating Form (participants rate how much negative adjectives describe a target) and an opinions scale (common opinions about people with mental illness, e.g., they are to blame for their condition) which are used in general mental illness stigma research (Brownlow et al, ; Duffy & Henkel, ).…”

“…Three studies included contact. Two combined education and contact; Shepherd () using written narrative, Brownlow et al () using filmed contact. Katterman and Klump () used contact‐only which was filmed.…”

“…Contact‐only was not different from a control group in Katterman and Klump (); however, it should be noted that the filmed contact was a sitcom that was thought to be stigmatizing. Two of the more successful interventions in changing attitudes were those that combined education and contact and were more involved (i.e., slightly longer, more information‐based interventions) (Gratwick‐Sarll & Bentley, ; Shepherd, ) and showed medium to large improvements in attitudes, with less involved interventions showing almost no change (Duffy & Henkel, ; Iles et al, ; Katterman & Klump, ).…”

“…Contact initiatives can encourage empathy and perspective‐taking (Pettigrew, Tropp, Wagner, & Christ, ), can disconfirm stereotypes (Brown & Hewstone, ), and results in the most notable reductions in stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness (Corrigan, Morris, Michaels, Rafacz, & Rusch, ). Contact interventions in ED stigma reduction often focus on personal narratives of people with an ED, which may be written (Shepherd, ), filmed (Crisafulli, Thompson‐Brenner et al, ), or in vivo (presented by a live speaker). Existing studies incorporating contact in ED stigma interventions often include an educational element and thus may be described as education and contact interventions (Crisafulli, Thompson‐Brenner et al, ; Hart et al, ).…”