Romney D M, Bynner J
Int J Addict. 1985 Mar;20(3):393-402. doi: 10.3109/10826088509044921.
Hospital staff's perceptions of the characteristics of alcoholics were investigated by means of a questionnaire containing a set of 23 semantic differential scales on which they rated four types of patient: "the Alcoholic," "the Nondrinker," "the Drug Addict," and "the Heavy Drinker." Factor analysis of the responses showed that types of patients were perceived in terms of three dimensions. Stability, Dangerousness, and Self-Assertiveness. In comparison with heavy drinkers, alcoholics were perceived by hospital staff in general as unstable, harmless, and self-effacing, though clerks tended to see them as more dangerous than did professionals. These perceptions are considered in relation to the respondent's own frequency of drinking. Finally, the explanation of these findings and their implications for clinical education and policy are discussed.
通过一份包含23个语义差异量表的问卷，对医院工作人员对酗酒者特征的看法进行了调查。他们根据这些量表对四类患者进行了评分：“酗酒者”“不饮酒者”“吸毒者”和“酗酒者”。对回答的因素分析表明，患者类型是根据三个维度来感知的：稳定性、危险性和自我主张性。与酗酒者相比，医院工作人员总体上认为酗酒者不稳定、无害且谦逊，不过办事员往往比专业人员更认为他们危险。这些看法与受访者自己的饮酒频率有关。最后，讨论了这些发现的解释及其对临床教育和政策的影响。
