Attitudes towards anorexia nervosa: The impact of framing on blame and stigma
2008
Crisafulli, Michele A. | Von Holle, Ann | Bulik, Cynthia M.
OBJECTIVE:: We examined experimentally the way in which exposure to a sociocultural versus a biological/genetic explanation of the etiology of anorexia nervosa (AN) differentially affected attitudes towards AN. METHOD:: Undergraduate nursing students were randomly assigned to read information emphasizing either biological/genetic or sociocultural factors in the development of AN. They then completed a series of questionnaires assessing their attitudes towards individuals with AN. Nonparametric tests were used to evaluate attitudinal differences between groups. RESULTS:: Those who were exposed to a biological/genetic explanation of the causes of AN tended to blame individuals with AN less than those exposed to a sociocultural explanation, although all results were not robust to correction for multiple comparisons. CONCLUSION:: If these results are replicated in larger, population-based samples, wider dissemination of information regarding the biological and genetic underpinnings of AN should be considered as a possible pathway in decreasing the blame-based stigma associated with AN. © 2008 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2008.
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