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Adhd Stigma Among College Students

Document Type

Article

Keywords

ADHD, Adult ADHD, College, Labels, Stigma

Journal/Book/Conference Title

ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders

Volume

8

Issue

1

First Page

45

Last Page

52

Abstract

The current study examined ADHD stigma within a college-enrolled young adult population, including the debate regarding the cause of stigma: label or behavior. In Phase 1, 135 college students rated stigma toward one of the four fictitious partners described as having either: the label of ADHD alone, the behaviors associated with ADHD alone, the label of ADHD and a set of behaviors associated with ADHD, or neither the label nor behaviors. In Phase 2, 48 college students rated stigma toward one of the two assigned fictitious partners described as having either: the label of ADHD and a set of behaviors associated with ADHD, or the label of Depression and a set of behaviors associated with Depression. It was hypothesized that the interaction between the label and the behaviors would cause the highest levels of ADHD stigma and that ADHD would elicit more stigma than Depression. In Phase 1, stigma was associated with the behaviors of ADHD, but not the label. In Phase 2, ADHD and Depression were found to be equally stigmatized. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

Department

Department of Psychology

Original Publication Date

3-1-2016

DOI of published version

10.1007/s12402-015-0179-9

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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