Crawford J, Heather N
Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, U.K.
Int J Addict. 1987 Nov;22(11):1129-38. doi: 10.3109/10826088709027474.
Proponents of the disease concept of alcoholism have argued that its dissemination among the general public will promote humanitarian attitudes toward alcoholics. This claim was subjected to empirical scrutiny. A quota sample of 200 members of the general public completed a questionnaire designed to measure beliefs about alcoholism and attitudes toward alcoholics. As predicted, the majority of respondents endorsed a disease formulation. However, examination of the data using correlational and factor analytic techniques indicated that two humanitarian views--expressing sympathetic attitudes toward alcoholics and regarding them as deserving of public funds--were largely independent of endorsing a disease view.
酒精中毒疾病概念的支持者认为，其在普通大众中的传播将促进对酗酒者的人道主义态度。这一说法受到了实证检验。从普通大众中抽取的200名成员组成的配额样本完成了一份旨在衡量对酒精中毒的看法和对酗酒者态度的问卷。正如预测的那样，大多数受访者认可疾病的表述。然而，使用相关分析和因素分析技术对数据进行检查表明，两种人道主义观点——对酗酒者表达同情态度以及认为他们应得到公共资金——在很大程度上与认可疾病观点无关。
