How Do Poles Perceive Schizophrenia? Furnham and Chan’s Questionnaire in Poland

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.5708/ejmh/17.2022.1.2

Joanna Góźdź

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Abstract

Introduction: Individuals with psychosis spectrum disorders may be negatively affected by exclusion and rejection. It is important to answer “why”? This article presents social representations of schizophrenia in Polish society. Aims: The study’s aim was to examine the properties of the sixty-item questionnaire on attitudes, attribution and beliefs about schizophrenia in the Polish sample and to compare the results with the results obtained in the English-Chinese sample. Methods: The study included 398 participants (aged 19–74); all were working persons. Furnham and Chan created the questionnaire, a tool containing 60 items describing general beliefs about schizophrenia, causal explanations in the etiology of schizophrenia, as well as beliefs about the role of hospitals and society in the treatment of schizophrenia. Factor analysis (PAF) was carried out separately for three parts of the tool. Results: The structure of the questionnaire that was obtained on the Polish sample differs from that obtained on the English-Chinese sample. Some factors remain similar. Reliability analysis based on Cronbach’s Alpha values reached satisfactory levels in most of the factors revealed. Conclusions: The questionnaire is a reliable tool for examining social representations of schizophrenia. The Polish sample does not show punitive inclinations, does not attribute negative traits to schizophrenics, and does not agree to creating social distance.

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波兰人如何看待精神分裂症?Furnham和Chan在波兰的问卷调查

精神病谱系障碍患者可能受到排斥和排斥的负面影响。回答“为什么”很重要。本文介绍精神分裂症在波兰社会的社会表现。目的:研究波兰样本中60项精神分裂症态度、归因和信念问卷的性质，并与英汉样本的结果进行比较。方法:研究纳入398名参与者(19-74岁);他们都是工人。弗恩汉姆和陈制作了一份问卷，该问卷包含60个项目，描述了对精神分裂症的一般看法、精神分裂症病因学的因果解释，以及对医院和社会在精神分裂症治疗中的作用的看法。因子分析(PAF)分别对工具的三个部分进行。结果:波兰语样本的问卷结构与英汉样本的问卷结构不同。一些因素仍然相似。基于Cronbach’s Alpha值的信度分析在大多数因子中达到了令人满意的水平。结论:该问卷是检验精神分裂症社会表征的可靠工具。波兰的样本没有表现出惩罚倾向，没有将负面特征归因于精神分裂症患者，也不同意创造社会距离。

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European Journal of Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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0.70

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Mental Health, an open-access, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, professional journal concerned with mental health, personal well-being and its supporting ecosystems that acknowledge the importance of people’s interactions with their environments, established in 2006, is published on 280 pages per volume in English and German by the Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health. The journal’s professional oversight is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board, assisted by an Advisory Board. The semiannual journal, with issues appearing in June and December, is published in Budapest. The journal aims at the dissemination of the latest scientific research on mental health and well-being in Europe. It seeks novel, integrative and comprehensive, applied as well as theoretical articles that are inspiring for professionals and practitioners with different fields of interest: social and natural sciences, humanities and different segments of mental health research and practice. The primary thematic focus of EJMH is the social-ecological antecedents of mental health and foundations of human well-being. Most specifically, the journal welcomes contributions that present high-quality, original research findings on well-being and mental health across the lifespan and in historical perspective.