Jans, Susan (2022) The Effect of a Contact-Education Intervention on Public Stigma towards Prolonged Grief Disorder: An Experimental Study. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), a diagnosis characterised by severe, persistent, and disabling grief, i.e., prolonged grief, has been recognised as a diagnosis in the International Classification of Diseases eleventh edition (ICD-11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition Text Revision). The inclusion of PGD as a diagnosis has led to concerns about stigmatisation towards people with PGD. Stigmatisation has a negative impact on people suffering from mental illness. Increasing knowledge about mental illness can reduce stigmatisation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of a contact-education intervention on public stigma towards PGD. In this study, 464 adults recruited through convenience sampling were randomly assigned to the experimental or control condition. The participants in the experimental condition were asked to watch a video containing information on prolonged grief provided by an expert and a person who experiences prolonged grief. The participants in the control condition did not watch a video. Both groups of participants were presented with a vignette about an individual with PGD. All participants were asked to respond to statements measuring attributions, emotional reactions towards the individual, and preferred social distance towards the individual. A significant effect was found (p = .015) for indicators of public stigma. Further analyses showed a significant effect in the attribution of sensitivity (p = .029) as well as anger (p = .004) towards the individual in the vignette. Results indicate that contact-education interventions can potentially reduce public stigma towards PGD. However, further research on the topic is recommended.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Eisma, M.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2022 07:42 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2022 07:42 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/45 |
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