Stigmatization of people with alcohol and drug addiction among Turkish undergraduate students

Topkaya, Nursel; Şahin, Ertuğrul; Krettmann, Anna K.; Essau, Cecilia A.

doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100386

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“…Our findings support that undergraduate students may be vulnerable to substance-related stereotype threat in a study setting. Indeed, while students may have more relaxed attitudes toward heavy drinking generally, negative perceptions of people with alcohol use “problems” are often still present (Borsari & Carey, 2001; Brown, 2011; Topkaya et al, 2021). For example, Enzmann et al (2021) reported that approximately one-third of students had high levels of alcohol-related stigma that encompassed social/occupational functioning stereotypes (e.g., not deserving of employment opportunities or viewed as untrustworthy), which were reduced via an educational intervention.…”

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Stereotype threat contributes to poorer recall performance among undergraduate students with problematic drinking patterns.

Johnstone,

Courtenay,

Girard

2024

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Stereotype threat occurs when individuals from stigmatized groups feel they are expected to conform to a negative stereotype associated with their group. Studies show that activating stereotype threat can impair performance on cognitive tasks in various marginalized groups. Individuals with problematic alcohol use are subject to stigmatized views related to cognitive abilities and socialization skills; thus, we examine for the first time whether eliciting stereotype threat impairs performance on a memory and a theory of mind task in undergraduate students with varying drinking patterns. We randomized 205 students to a neutral or a stereotype threat condition, which informed participants that the purpose of the study was to assess memory performance and theory of mind skills in relation to different patterns of alcohol consumption. In the stereotype threat group, individuals with problematic drinking patterns demonstrated significantly worse memory performance than nonproblematic drinkers and nondrinkers. The same was not true in the neutral condition, where memory recall did not differ significantly as a function of drinking status. Experimental group and drinking status failed to reveal significant effects on cognitive and affective theory of mind performance. Problematic alcohol use patterns were only associated with poorer memory when stereotype threat was elicited, which indicates that assessments of neurocognitive profiles may be biased, at least for memory performance, if stereotype threat is inadvertently elicited in substance users. Broader implications support the imperative to avoid stigmatization of problematic substance use in scientific communication and clinical settings.

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Stereotype threat contributes to poorer recall performance among undergraduate students with problematic drinking patterns.

Johnstone,

Courtenay,

Girard

2024

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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“…Drug addiction is one of the most stigmatized disorders in the Western world, particularly opioid addiction [5]. Stigma is the process of depreciating and discrediting others because they exhibit an undesirable attribute [6].…”

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Impact of Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors on Relapse among Persons with Substance Use Disorder

Shujaat¹,

Riaz

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The present study was conducted to explore the impact of behavioral factors on relapse among drug addicts and moderating role of psychological factors. The study was carried out on male drug addicts from different cities in Punjab. The sample was comprised of (N = 200) male drug addicts. The sample was selected by using purposive sampling. The General Health Questionnaire, Patient Depression Questionnaire PHQ-9, Drug Abuse Screening Test-10, Perceived Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale, Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection and Resolve, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test and The Advance Warning of Relapse Questionnaire were used in the current study. Alpha coefficients and correlation matrix for all variables were computed. Moderation analysis further revealed that perceived stigma significantly moderated the relationship between drug and alcohol abuse severity and warning of relapse. The family function also moderated the relationship between drug and alcohol abuse severity and the sign of degeneration. It was found that Perceived stigma significantly moderated the relationship between alcohol and drug abuse severity and warning of relapse.

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“…Stigma is likely to exacerbate these negative effects as it prevents young people with SUD from accessing drug treatment services ( Kilian et al, 2021 , World Health Organization, 2019 ) and could exclude them from having meaningful social interactions ( Adlaf, Hamilton, Wu, & Noh, 2009 ). In a study by Topkaya, Şahin, Krettmann, and Essau (2021) , female students in Turkey were found to report being more fearful of people who are addicted to these substances compared to males. Younger compared to older participants perceived people who are addicted to these substances as more dangerous.…”

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Stigmatization of people with alcohol and drug addiction among Turkish undergraduate students

Cited by 7 publications

References 44 publications

Stereotype threat contributes to poorer recall performance among undergraduate students with problematic drinking patterns.

Stereotype threat contributes to poorer recall performance among undergraduate students with problematic drinking patterns.

Impact of Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors on Relapse among Persons with Substance Use Disorder

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