Adams Katharine S, Tost Jeremy R, Whatley Mark A, Brown Meghan C, Dochney Brendan J, Taylor Jessica M, Neal Mary H
Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA (all authors).
Am J Psychother. 2018 Nov 1;71(3):104-109. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180022. Epub 2018 Sep 12.
This study assessed the influence of Christian beliefs on attitudes toward people with mental illness. Participants (N=204) provided demographic information and completed the Christian Orthodoxy Scale, the Religious Fundamentalism Scale, and the Attitudes to Mental Illness Questionnaire. Participants read vignettes of a person with a mental illness (schizophrenia), a general medical illness (diabetes), and a control condition (practicing Christian) and rated them on five criteria representing stigmatizing attitudes. The data were analyzed by sequential multiple regression. Religious fundamentalism, but not Christian orthodoxy, was a significant predictor of stigmatizing attitudes toward a person with mental illness. Consistent with past research, neither religious fundamentalism nor Christian orthodoxy were significant predictors of stigmatizing attitudes toward a general medical illness. As predicted, both religious fundamentalism and Christian orthodoxy were significant predictors of positive attitudes toward a practicing Christian. Sensitivity and discourse regarding stigmatization and deeply held fundamental religious beliefs are needed among mental health professionals, religious leaders, and laypersons.
本研究评估了基督教信仰对人们对待精神疾病患者态度的影响。参与者（N = 204）提供了人口统计学信息，并完成了基督教正统量表、宗教原教旨主义量表以及对精神疾病态度问卷。参与者阅读了关于一名患有精神疾病（精神分裂症）的人、一种普通医疗疾病（糖尿病）以及一种对照情况（虔诚的基督教徒）的短文，并根据代表污名化态度的五个标准对他们进行评分。数据通过逐步多元回归进行分析。宗教原教旨主义而非基督教正统观念是对患有精神疾病的人持污名化态度的显著预测因素。与过去的研究一致，宗教原教旨主义和基督教正统观念都不是对普通医疗疾病持污名化态度的显著预测因素。正如所预测的，宗教原教旨主义和基督教正统观念都是对虔诚的基督教徒持积极态度的显著预测因素。心理健康专业人员、宗教领袖和普通民众之间需要就污名化以及根深蒂固的原教旨宗教信仰展开敏感性讨论。
