Department of Applied Psychology and Counseling Education, The 3604University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2022 Aug;125(4):2069-2087. doi: 10.1177/00332941211014144. Epub 2021 May 4.
Social stigma is a barrier for students with autism on college campuses. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between autism knowledge and autism stigma endorsement.
144 college undergraduate students were asked to complete the Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire as well as a brief demographic questionnaire. The relationship between stigma endorsement and ASD knowledge in the areas of diagnosis and symptoms, etiology, and treatment were evaluated using a multiple linear regression. Two independent-sample t-tests were conducted to investigate group differences between participants who know someone with autism and those who do not as well as between male and female participants.
A significant regression equation was found ((3,140) = 51.35, = .000), with an of .52. While Treatment and Etiology subscale scores significantly predicted Stigma subscale scores, Diagnosis/Symptom subscale score was not. In terms of knowing someone with an autism diagnosis, there was a significant difference in ASD diagnosis and symptom knowledge ((142) = 4.16, = .000), etiology knowledge ((142) = 3.51, = .001), treatment knowledge ((62.99) = 3.54, = .001), and stigma endorsement ((142) = 3.03, = .003). No significant differences were found between male and female participants.
Contrary to past studies, gender was not associated with ASD knowledge or stigma endorsement. This study suggests that an intervention designed to increase ASD knowledge, particularly in the areas of etiology and treatment, and to increase contact with students diagnosed with autism would be effective in reducing ASD stigma.
社交污名是自闭症学生在大学校园里面临的障碍。本研究旨在探讨自闭症知识与自闭症污名认同之间的关系。
144 名大学生被要求完成自闭症污名和知识问卷以及一份简短的人口统计问卷。使用多元线性回归评估在诊断和症状、病因和治疗领域的污名认同与 ASD 知识之间的关系。进行了两个独立样本 t 检验，以调查知道自闭症患者的参与者与不知道自闭症患者的参与者之间以及男性和女性参与者之间的群体差异。
发现了一个显著的回归方程((3,140) = 51.35, = .000)， 值为.52。虽然治疗和病因子量表得分显著预测污名子量表得分，但诊断/症状子量表得分则不然。就知道有人被诊断出患有自闭症而言，在 ASD 诊断和症状知识((142) = 4.16, = .000)、病因知识((142) = 3.51, = .001)、治疗知识((62.99) = 3.54, = .001)和污名认同((142) = 3.03, = .003)方面存在显著差异。男性和女性参与者之间没有发现显著差异。
与过去的研究相反，性别与 ASD 知识或污名认同无关。本研究表明，旨在增加 ASD 知识，特别是在病因和治疗方面，并增加与被诊断为自闭症的学生接触的干预措施将有效减少 ASD 污名。
