Ideology and the stigma of schizophrenia: Applying the dual‐process motivational model in the French and Greek contexts

• DOI: 10.1002/casp.2503
• Publication Date: 2021-01-18T06:16:42Z
• Authors: Dimitrios Lamprop...; Konstantina Chatz...; Xenia Chryssochoou; Thémis Apostolidis
• Keywords: Social dominance orientation; Prejudice (legal term); Deviance; Dominance (genetics); Stigma

Abstract The authors have underlined the influence of issues power and ideology on stigma schizophrenia. dual‐process cognitive‐motivational model prejudice has shown that for deviant derogated groups, such as people with schizophrenia, both authoritarianism social dominance orientation can predict prejudice. However, this not been tested in relation to In paper, we apply Dual Process Model study stigmatizing attitudes, two contexts where before, France ( N = 224), Greece 238). We model's pathways (dominance‐competitiveness authoritarianism‐dangerousness) while making hypothesis would be associated latter since schizophrenia are perceived derogate/subordinate deviant/threatening. Our results show models adequately fit data partly confirm predicted by previous research. Greek sample, dominance‐competitiveness component was significantly suggesting mainly stigmatized terms deviance/threat. provide evidence DPM's application never applied underline importance ideological socio‐cognitive factors community interventions.