Crazy? So what! Effects of a school project on students' attitudes towards people with schizophrenia

被引:190
作者
Schulze, B
Richter-Werling, M
Matschinger, H
Angermeyer, MC
机构
[1] Univ Leipzig, Dept Psychiat, D-04317 Leipzig, Germany
[2] Irrsinnig Menschlich eV, Verein Offentlichkeitsarbeit Psychiat, Leipzig, Germany
关键词
schizophrenia; stigmatization; attitudes; health education; adolescents; schools; secondary;
D O I
10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.02444.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Objective: Aiming at promoting young people's mental health and reducing stigma towards people with schizophrenia, project weeks were carried out with secondary school students aged 14-18 years (n=90). Key to the project week is meeting a (young) person with schizophrenia. Method: Students' attitudes and behavioural intentions towards people with schizophrenia were assessed before and after the project. Parallelly, a control group of students were questioned (n=60). Assessment was repeated after 1 month. Results: Despite expected ceiling effects, the project led to a significant reduction of negative stereotypes. For social distance, a positive trend could be observed. These developments were not present with the controls. Attitude changes were still evident at the 1-month follow-up. Conclusion: Results support the hypothesis that young people's attitudes about schizophrenia are susceptible to change. Antistigma projects at school level could thus be a promising approach to improving public attitudes and to preventing stereotypes from becoming reinforced.
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页码:142 / 150
页数:9
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