Li Xiaowen, Xu Hao, Zhang Jun
College of Education, Sehan University, Yeongam, 58425, South Korea.
Wuhan Institute of Bioengineering, Wuhan, 430000, China.
Heliyon. 2024 Jul 30;10(16):e35113. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35113. eCollection 2024 Aug 30.
Autism is a highly stigmatized developmental disorder in Chinese society, with the public harboring many prejudices and misunderstandings towards individuals with autism.Grounded in ABC attitude theory, explores the status, trends, and characteristics of Weibo users' attitudes towards the autism community. Utilizing natural language processing and machine learning techniques, the study analyzes 1,113,014 Weibo posts concerning autism, spanning from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2022. Findings indicate that Weibo users generally hold a positive and progressively improving attitude towards the autism community, particularly in affective and behavioral dimensions. However, the cognitive dimension of these attitudes remains relatively underdeveloped. Notable variations in attitudes and their components are evident across demographic variables such as gender, age, educational level, and verification status. These insights offer valuable guidance for policy-making by relevant authorities and contribute to enhancing public acceptance of individuals with autism.
在中国社会，自闭症是一种备受污名化的发育障碍，公众对自闭症患者怀有诸多偏见和误解。基于ABC态度理论，探讨微博用户对自闭症群体态度的现状、趋势和特征。该研究利用自然语言处理和机器学习技术，分析了2013年1月1日至2022年12月31日期间1113014条关于自闭症的微博帖子。研究结果表明，微博用户总体上对自闭症群体持积极且逐步改善的态度，尤其是在情感和行为维度。然而，这些态度的认知维度仍相对不发达。在性别、年龄、教育水平和认证状态等人口统计学变量方面，态度及其组成部分存在显著差异。这些见解为相关当局的政策制定提供了有价值的指导，并有助于提高公众对自闭症患者的接受度。
