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Géographie
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L’objectif
Researchers have argued that providing genetic explanations of addiction will reduce stigma, but there has been limited research testing this prediction.
Constatations/points à retenir
There was no effect of article condition on stigma. Participants’ biological essentialism correlated with stigma in the context of both opioid and methamphetamine addiction. However, participants’ non-biological essentialism was a significantly stronger correlate with stigma. This suggests that other essentialist beliefs, like belief that categories are discrete, may be more useful than biological essentialism for understanding addiction stigma.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
Participants (n=252) recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk read articles and filled out questionnaires