Media consumption and stigma towards schizophrenia

Author

Brenna Robinson, Marymount UniversityFollow
Catherine Diaz-Asper Ph.D, Marymount UniversityFollow

Volume

29

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2023

Abstract

The current study examined how negative attitudes about schizophrenia can be influenced by exposure to media as well as other types of contact with the condition. Participants (N = 141) completed an online survey assessing their knowledge of schizophrenia, the type and level of contact they had with someone with the diagnosis, the type and level of mass media they consumed, and their perceptions of schizophrenia, including dangerousness and aggression. Results showed that type of contact was correlated with attitudes about dangerousness. Contact, which includes media consumption, was related to less stigmatizing attitudes towards schizophrenia, although the correlation between media use specifically and attitudes was not significant. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

Keyword

mental illness; schizophrenia; stigma; mass media

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Robinson, Brenna and Diaz-Asper, Catherine Ph.D (2023) "Media consumption and stigma towards schizophrenia," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 29: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol29/iss2/4