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The Effectiveness Of Two Potential Mass Media Interventions On Stigma: Video-Recorded Social Contact And Audio/Visual Simulations

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Contact, Mental illness, Schizophrenia, Simulation, Stigma

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Community Mental Health Journal

Volume

56

Issue

3

First Page

471

Last Page

477

Abstract

Two approaches that may be particularly well suited for mass media (large scale) stigma interventions are video-recorded social contact and simulations, but research is rather limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate two potential mass media interventions on different facets of stigma. Participants (N = 244) completed stigma measures prior to, immediately following, and 1 week following the random assignment of: (1) video-recorded social contact, (2) an audio/visual simulation, or (3) no intervention. The video-recorded social contact led to decreases on preference for social distance and negative emotions across 1 week, but only a temporary decrease on perceptions of dangerousness. In contrast, no significant changes in stigma were noted following the simulation. In sum, video-recorded social contact appears promising and offers many advantages for mass media implementation including low cost, minimal resources, and ease of dissemination. In contrast, further evaluation of audio/visual simulations is warranted before implementation.

Department

Department of Psychology

Original Publication Date

4-1-2020

DOI of published version

10.1007/s10597-019-00503-8

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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