Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
UWA Medical School, Division of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Death Stud. 2024 Feb;48(2):118-128. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2023.2192010. Epub 2023 Mar 28.
We investigated the effects of cause of death and the presence of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) on eliciting public stigma toward the bereaved. Participants ( = 328, 76% female; = 27.55 years) were randomly assigned to read one of four vignettes describing a bereaved man. Each vignette differed by his PGD status (PGD diagnosis or no PGD diagnosis) and his wife's cause of death (COVID-19 or brain hemorrhage). Participants completed public stigma measures assessing negative attributions, desired social distance, and emotional reactions. Bereavement with PGD (versus without PGD) elicited large and significantly stronger responses across all stigma measures. Both causes of death elicited public stigma. There was no interaction between cause of death and PGD on stigma. With increased PGD rates expected during the pandemic, the potential for public stigma and reduced social support for people bereaved via traumatic deaths and people with PGD requires mitigation.
我们调查了死亡原因和是否存在长期悲伤障碍（PGD）对丧亲者引起公众污名的影响。参与者（ = 328，76%为女性；平均年龄为 27.55 岁）被随机分配阅读四个描述一个丧亲男人的情景描述之一。每个情景描述都因他的 PGD 状况（PGD 诊断或无 PGD 诊断）和他妻子的死因（COVID-19 或脑出血）而异。参与者完成了公众污名的衡量标准，包括负面归因、期望的社会距离和情绪反应。有 PGD 的丧亲（而非没有 PGD 的丧亲）在所有污名衡量标准上引起了较大且显著更强的反应。两种死因都引起了公众污名。在污名方面，死因和 PGD 之间没有相互作用。随着大流行期间 PGD 发生率的增加，需要减轻因创伤性死亡而丧亲的人和患有 PGD 的人面临的公众污名和社会支持减少的风险。
