Labeling, causal attributions, and social network ties to people with mental illness

Pullen, Erin; Ekl, Emily A.; Feliz, Elizabeth; Turner, Christopher; Perry, Brea L.; Pescosolido, Bernice A.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114646

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“…For example, our findings show that familiarity with disability issues, as measured by reported relationships with someone who has a disability (or having one oneself), is associated with support for policy. This is consistent with multiple previous studies which show that contact with people with various disabilities is associated with more positive attitudes compared to respondents without contact (Burke et al, 2013;Ju et al, 2013;Pullen et al, 2022). The mechanism that underlies this association, however, is unclear.…”

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confidence: 92%

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Timmons¹,

Carroll²,

McGinnity³

2023

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The mission of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is to advance evidence-based policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on 12 areas of critical importance to 21st Century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T. K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis to provide a robust evidence base for policymaking in Ireland.Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The quality of its research output is guaranteed by a rigorous peer review process. ESRI researchers are experts in their fields and are committed to producing work that meets the highest academic standards and practices.The work of the Institute is disseminated widely in books, journal articles and reports. ESRI publications are available to download, free of charge, from its website. Additionally, ESRI staff communicate research findings at regular conferences and seminars.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising 14 members who represent a cross-section of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. The Institute receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to support the scientific and public interest elements of the Institute's activities; the grant accounted for an average of 30 per cent of the Institute's income over the lifetime of the last Research Strategy. The remaining funding comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies and competitive research programmes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Timmons¹,

Carroll²,

McGinnity³

2023

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“…In essence, if one has more negative experiences with someone who has a substance use problem, this could galvanize stigmatizing beliefs such that high amounts of positive contact would be needed to supplant the negative associations made from prior contact. Future research will benefit from a more nuanced measure of contact (e.g., Pullen et al, 2022; Railey et al, 2023) that better accounts for heterogeneity inherent in interpersonal contact.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In essence, contact aims to lessen stigma-enhancing effects of emotion-based drivers of stigma such as fear or anger (e.g., Dijker & Koomen, 2003; Röhm et al, 2022) that are crucially tied to personal attributions (e.g., Weiner, 1980; for a review, see Krendl & Perry, in press). As a corollary, emerging evidence shows that contact with close family members who have a mental health condition drives down the likelihood that someone will endorse stigma altogether (Pullen et al, 2022). In fact, the authors also showed that contact reduced the likelihood that people endorse bad character as the root cause of mental health conditions.…”

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Contact reduces substance use stigma through bad character attributions, especially for U.S. health care professionals.

Hamilton,

Coleman,

Krendl

2023

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…Some forms of social contact may be particularly beneficial; recent research has suggested that the presence of close ties with valued contacts (Pullen et al, 2022 ), e.g., friends, characterised by positive experiences (Felix & Lynn, 2022 ) are associated with lower levels of stigma. Social contact is expected to help disconfirm negative stereotypes (Pullen et al, 2022 ), but this may depend on the nature of that contact. Manago and Krendl ( 2022 ) observe that it can be difficult to create social contact outside of controlled research settings.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Linguistic Form of Labels on Desire for Social Distance in Mental Health

Mallinson

Giannakopoulou

Clements

2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The American Psychological Association, among other influential bodies, make recommendations on language for describing people with mental health conditions. The present studies test the impact of the recommended language on stigma. In Study 1, participants (n = 294) were asked to complete measures of desire for social distance from individuals given a diagnostic label in either person-first possessive, identity-first noun, or identity-first adjective forms. Familiarity with the diagnoses was considered as a potential influence on the outcome. The 3*2 (linguistic form * experience) factorial design was repeated for three diagnoses - schizophrenia, anorexia and alcoholism. In Study 2, the research was replicated with a sample recruited from the UK population via social media (n = 230). Factorial ANOVA was used for analysis. In contrast with previous literature, the studies found neither an effect of linguistic form (hypothesis 1) nor an interaction effect with familiarity (hypothesis 2). Research on this topic is in an early stage and, above all, it remains important to use language, which shows respect when talking to or about others.

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Labeling, causal attributions, and social network ties to people with mental illness

Cited by 10 publications

References 48 publications

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Experimental tests of public support for disability policy

Contact reduces substance use stigma through bad character attributions, especially for U.S. health care professionals.

The Impact of Linguistic Form of Labels on Desire for Social Distance in Mental Health

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