Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension
Prolonged grief disorder's (PGD's) recent recognition as a psychiatric diagnosis has elicited concerns about stigmatization. Although prior research demonstrated that PGD elicits public stigma, moderators of this effect are unclear, and the effect requires replication in an English-speakin...
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| author | Dennis, Hayley Eisma, Maarten Breen, Lauren |
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| description | Prolonged grief disorder's (PGD's) recent recognition as a psychiatric diagnosis has elicited concerns about stigmatization. Although prior research demonstrated that PGD elicits public stigma, moderators of this effect are unclear, and the effect requires replication in an English-speaking population. Therefore, we investigated the effects of PGD, sex of the bereaved, and death expectedness on public stigma toward bereaved persons. We randomly assigned 195 Australian adults (77% female; mean age, 35.7 years) to read one of eight vignettes describing a bereaved male or female subject, with or without PGD, after an expected or unexpected death. Participants reported their emotional reactions and negative attributions toward, and desired social distance from, the bereaved person. A person with PGD (vs. without) elicited stronger emotional reactions, negative attributions, and desired social distance. No robust moderator effects emerged. Results validate concerns that PGD causes stigma. Stigmatization may be targeted by information campaigns or psychological treatment. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-892392023-04-14T03:12:58Z Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension Dennis, Hayley Eisma, Maarten Breen, Lauren Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Psychiatry Neurosciences & Neurology Complicated grief prolonged grief social distance attributions mental health stigma vignette MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES POWER ANALYSIS BEREAVEMENT DEATH ATTITUDES PREVALENCE CAREGIVERS INCLUSION ILLNESS YOUNG Prolonged grief disorder's (PGD's) recent recognition as a psychiatric diagnosis has elicited concerns about stigmatization. Although prior research demonstrated that PGD elicits public stigma, moderators of this effect are unclear, and the effect requires replication in an English-speaking population. Therefore, we investigated the effects of PGD, sex of the bereaved, and death expectedness on public stigma toward bereaved persons. We randomly assigned 195 Australian adults (77% female; mean age, 35.7 years) to read one of eight vignettes describing a bereaved male or female subject, with or without PGD, after an expected or unexpected death. Participants reported their emotional reactions and negative attributions toward, and desired social distance from, the bereaved person. A person with PGD (vs. without) elicited stronger emotional reactions, negative attributions, and desired social distance. No robust moderator effects emerged. Results validate concerns that PGD causes stigma. Stigmatization may be targeted by information campaigns or psychological treatment. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89239 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001427 English Wolters Kluwer Health fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Psychiatry Neurosciences & Neurology Complicated grief prolonged grief social distance attributions mental health stigma vignette MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES POWER ANALYSIS BEREAVEMENT DEATH ATTITUDES PREVALENCE CAREGIVERS INCLUSION ILLNESS YOUNG Dennis, Hayley Eisma, Maarten Breen, Lauren Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension |
| title | Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension |
| title_full | Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension |
| title_fullStr | Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension |
| title_short | Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Replication and Extension |
| title_sort | public stigma of prolonged grief disorder: an experimental replication and extension |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Psychiatry Neurosciences & Neurology Complicated grief prolonged grief social distance attributions mental health stigma vignette MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES POWER ANALYSIS BEREAVEMENT DEATH ATTITUDES PREVALENCE CAREGIVERS INCLUSION ILLNESS YOUNG |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89239 |