Ein Mythos von Jekyll und Hyde?

Zusammenfassung

Ziel: In dieser Studie prüfen wir, ob die Annahme, Schizophrenie sei eine Persönlichkeitsspaltung, mit Stigmatisierung zusammenhängt.

Methode: An 416 Probanden wurden per Onlinesurvey Spaltungsannahme, Stereotype und Diskriminierung erfasst.

Ergebnis: Die Spaltungsannahme hängt mit wahrgenommener Gefährlichkeit und Unvorhersehbarkeit zusammen. Beide Stereotype mediieren die Verbindung von Spaltungsannahme und Diskriminierung.

Schlussfolgerung: Die Spaltungsannahme ist Anzeichen, evtl. sogar eine Ursache von Stigmatisierung, und somit ein Ansatzpunkt bei der Stigmabekämpfung.

Abstract

Aim: People widely believe that schizophrenia goes along with a split personality. Little is known, however, about the consequences of this belief. In this study, we tested whether the split-personality-belief is associated with stigmatization of schizophrenia.

Methods: A sample of 416 persons was recruited from the general population. In an online-survey, the split-personality-belief, the stereotypes dangerousness and unpredictability/incompetence and individual discrimination (i. e. desired social distance) of persons diagnosed with schizophrenia were assessed by self-report.

Results: The split-personality-belief was associated with increased perceived dangerousness, unpredictability/incompetence and desired social distance. Both stereotypes mediated the relationship of split-personality-belief and desired social distance.

Conclusion: The split-personality-belief is associated with and may even contribute to stigmatiziation of persons with schizophrenia. Efforts to reduce stigmatization are likely to benefit from battling this misconception.

Schlüsselwörter

Schizophrenie - Stigmatisierung - Stereotyp - gespaltene Persönlichkeit

Keywords

schizophrenia - stigmatization - stereotypes - split personality

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