‘Treatable and Changeable’: The Effect of Treatment and Malleability Information on Stigma Towards Children with Behavioural Problems and Their Parents

IF 1.5 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behaviour Change Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI:10.1017/bec.2020.15

Sarah Li, L. Tully, M. Dadds

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Abstract

Abstract Improving knowledge about childhood mental health issues, reducing stigma, and encouraging appropriate treatment-seeking are important goals for public health. This study examined the effect of treatment and malleability information on stigmatisation towards children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and their parents, and on endorsements of causal beliefs. In an experimental study, university students (N = 234) were randomly allocated to receive/not receive treatment information (information on the existence and effectiveness of treatment for ODD) and to receive/not receive malleability information (information emphasising brain malleability and the potential to change). Participants then rated four measures of stigma towards a fictitious child with ODD and mother (blame, incompetence, dangerousness, and social distance), and rated their endorsements of causal explanations for ODD. Neither treatment nor malleability information had significant effects on stigmatisation towards either the child or mother. However, this information did impact upon causal beliefs about ODD as stemming from biological or mixed biological/environmental causes. Implications for the future development of public health initiatives and stigma research on childhood mental health are discussed.

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“可治疗和可改变”:治疗和可延展性信息对行为问题儿童及其父母的污名化的影响

摘要提高对儿童心理健康问题的认识，减少耻辱感，鼓励适当的治疗是公共卫生的重要目标。这项研究考察了治疗和延展性信息对对立违抗症（ODD）儿童及其父母的污名化以及对因果信念的支持的影响。在一项实验研究中，大学生（N=234）被随机分配接受/不接受治疗信息（关于ODD治疗的存在和有效性的信息）和接受/不接收延展性信息（强调大脑延展性和变化潜力的信息）。然后，参与者对一个虚构的患有ODD的孩子和母亲的污名程度进行了四项评分（责备、无能、危险性和社交距离），并对他们对ODD因果解释的支持程度进行了评分。治疗和延展性信息对儿童或母亲的污名化都没有显著影响。然而，这些信息确实影响了关于ODD的因果信念，认为其源于生物学或生物/环境混合原因。讨论了公共卫生倡议和儿童心理健康污名化研究对未来发展的影响。

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Behaviour Change PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Behaviour Change is the journal of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy and has long been considered a leader in its field. It is a quarterly journal that publishes research involving the application of behavioural and cognitive-behavioural principles and techniques to the assessment and treatment of various problems. Features of Behaviour Change include: original empirical studies using either single subject or group comparison methodologies review articles case studies brief technical and clinical notes book reviews special issues dealing with particular topics in depth.