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Effects of biological determinist and interactionist causal explanations on undergraduate students' stigma of children with attention deficits hyperactivity disorders: An experimental investigation | |
Ching, Boby Ho Hong; Ma, Terrence Cheok In | |
2021-10-01 | |
Source Publication | International Journal of Psychology |
ABS Journal Level | 1 |
ISSN | 0020-7594 |
Volume | 56Issue:5Pages:772-782 |
Other Abstract | This experimental study examined the effects of biological explanations on individuals' stigma against children with ADHD. We randomly assigned 174 undergraduate students to read one of the three fictitious articles: the first article focused on the determining role of biology in affecting children's ADHD symptoms (biological determinist), the second article highlighted the interplay between biological and environmental factors (interactionist), and the third article was unrelated to ADHD (control). Analyses of variance showed that participants who read the biological determinist message, relative to the control group, were (a) less likely to blame the children for their problems, but (b) more likely to endorse fixed beliefs about the nature of ADHD (entity beliefs). Thus, the overall direct effect of biological determinist message on desire for social distance was not significant. By contrast, participants who read the interactionist message showed (a) less blame attribution and (b) lower levels of entity beliefs, which contributed to less desire for social distance. These findings suggest that (a) presenting biological information regarding ADHD in a deterministic way may not be an effective way to reduce stigma, whereas (b) providing an interactionist account of ADHD may undermine the potential negative effect of an exclusively biological explanation. |
Keyword | Adhd Attitudes Biological Explanations Essentialist Beliefs Stigma |
DOI | 10.1002/ijop.12738 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Psychology |
WOS Subject | Psychology, Multidisciplinary |
WOS ID | WOS:000607646100001 |
Publisher | JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, THE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85099280866 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Education |
Corresponding Author | Ching, Boby Ho Hong |
Affiliation | Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Education |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Faculty of Education |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Ching, Boby Ho Hong,Ma, Terrence Cheok In. Effects of biological determinist and interactionist causal explanations on undergraduate students' stigma of children with attention deficits hyperactivity disorders: An experimental investigation[J]. International Journal of Psychology, 2021, 56(5), 772-782. |
APA | Ching, Boby Ho Hong., & Ma, Terrence Cheok In (2021). Effects of biological determinist and interactionist causal explanations on undergraduate students' stigma of children with attention deficits hyperactivity disorders: An experimental investigation. International Journal of Psychology, 56(5), 772-782. |
MLA | Ching, Boby Ho Hong,et al."Effects of biological determinist and interactionist causal explanations on undergraduate students' stigma of children with attention deficits hyperactivity disorders: An experimental investigation".International Journal of Psychology 56.5(2021):772-782. |
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