Consumption of Psychological Horror is Associated With Reduced Stigmatization of Mental Illness

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作者：

Sacco, Donald F. ^{[1
,3
]}

Walters, Megan ^{[1
]}

Brown, Mitch ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Southern Mississippi, Sch Psychol, Hattiesburg, MS USA

[2] Univ Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR USA

[3] Univ Southern Mississippi, 118 Coll Dr 5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39482 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY-THEORIES METHODS AND APPLICATIONS | 2024年

关键词：

media; mental illness; dehumanization; stigma; horror; HEALTH; DEHUMANIZATION; VALIDITY; DISTANCE; STIGMA; FACES;

D O I：

10.1027/1864-1105/a000421

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Pervasive reactions toward mental illness include dehumanization and stigma. Given the portrayal of such disorders as threatening in psychological horror films, consumption of this subgenre of horror could be associated with pronounced stigmatization of mental illness through dehumanization. We report results of an online survey of U.S. undergraduates (N = 202) who indicated how frequently they consumed various subgenres of horror films, in addition to their tendencies to dehumanize and stigmatize those experiencing mental illnesses. Only psychological horror consumption was associated with these ascriptions. However, and contrary to predictions, greater psychological horror consumption was associated with less stigmatization and dehumanization of mental illness. We provided updated empirical findings and theoretical conceptualizations to provide context for these unexpected findings and discuss the broader potential benefits of the horror genre in reducing stigmatization.

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