McKendree University.
J Soc Psychol. 2023 Jul 4;163(4):501-514. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2021.2023086. Epub 2022 Jan 24.
The current research examined the interaction of race and mental illness stereotypes to determine if there is a racial stereotype about mental illness. Study 1 (144) showed that participants predominantly imagined White people when thinking about mental disorders and rated mental disorders as most typical of Whites. Participants in Study 2 (162) rated Whites as best fitting their image of patient in a mental hospital. Study 3 (510) demonstrated that the White racial stereotype of mental illness occurs across races but that it is significantly less common among nonwhites. Participants in Study 4 ( 279) perceived mental illness as least likely among Asians, followed by Blacks and Whites. The results show that people stereotypically associate mental illness more with Whites than other races. Such a belief could help to explain racial discrepancies in mental health care and the interpretation of problematic behaviors.
当前的研究考察了种族和精神疾病刻板印象的相互作用，以确定是否存在对精神疾病的刻板印象。研究 1（144 人）表明，参与者在思考精神障碍时主要想象白人，并且将精神障碍评定为最典型的白人。研究 2（162 人）中的参与者将白人评定为最适合他们心目中的精神医院患者形象。研究 3（510 人）表明，精神疾病的白人刻板印象跨越种族存在，但在非白人中则明显较少。研究 4（279 人）中的参与者认为亚洲人最不可能患有精神疾病，其次是黑人，然后是白人。结果表明，人们通常将精神疾病与白人联系得更紧密，而不是其他种族。这种信念可以帮助解释精神卫生保健方面的种族差异和对问题行为的解释。
