The impact of social media coverage on attitudes towards mental illness and violent offending.
crime
forensic psychiatry
mental disorders
schizophrenia
social media
stigma
violence
Journal
Journal of community psychology
ISSN: 1520-6629
Titre abrégé: J Community Psychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0367033
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
received:
03
09
2021
accepted:
17
01
2022
pubmed:
1
2
2022
medline:
11
8
2022
entrez:
31
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study is to better understand stigma towards individuals with mental illness who commit violent offences, and examine ways to mitigate the negative impact of social media news stories of schizophrenia and violent offending. Psychology undergraduate students (N = 255) were exposed to Instagram images and captions of recent real news stories of violent offending by individuals with schizophrenia. In the experimental condition, contextual clinical explanatory information was integrated. Pre- and post-measures of stigma were completed. There was a significant increase in negative attitudes towards individuals with mental illness who committed violent offences following the no-context condition, which was clearly mitigated in the experimental condition where context was provided. In both conditions, there were significant increases in intended social-distancing behaviours towards and perceptions of dangerousness of individuals with schizophrenia, and negative beliefs about mental illness more generally. There appears to be utility in incorporating knowledge-based clinical information to mitigate some facets of stigma.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2938-2949Subventions
Organisme : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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