Roles of perception of similarities, continuum beliefs, and social distance toward a person with schizophrenia: a German sample study

Continuum beliefs (CB) interventions aim to reduce the stigma of schizophrenia by stating that people with and without schizophrenia exist on one mental health-illness continuum. The current study examines the interrelation between perception of similarities (PoS), CB and desire for social distance...

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Autores principales: Buckwitz, V., Juergensen, V., Göbel, M., Schomerus, G., Speerforck, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10066069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36709224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02423-1
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Sumario:Continuum beliefs (CB) interventions aim to reduce the stigma of schizophrenia by stating that people with and without schizophrenia exist on one mental health-illness continuum. The current study examines the interrelation between perception of similarities (PoS), CB and desire for social distance (SD) in a German population sample (N = 760). Applying linear regression models: PoS and CB were significantly associated with lower SD explaining about 12% variance and PoS was significantly associated with higher CB. CB partially mediated the relation of PoS and SD. Upcoming mental illness stigma interventions applying CB interventions should also aim to increase PoS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00127-023-02423-1.

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