"Abusing Addiction": Our Language Still Isn't Good Enough
"Abusing Addiction": Our Language Still Isn't Good Enough
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DOI：
10.1080/07347324.2018.1513777
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发表时间：
2019-04-03
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Curtis, Brenda
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作者：
Ashford, Robert D.;Brown, Austin M.;Curtis, Brenda
先前的研究已经发现了初步证据，表明词语选择会影响行为健康障碍患者的感知和治疗。然而，这些先前的研究依赖于基于插图的方法，需要一个更可量化的耻辱词指数。本研究使用Go/No-Go联想任务计算了对两个术语（物质滥用者和物质使用障碍者）的自动态度的d-prime（敏感性）指数得分。与物质使用障碍的人相比，参与者对物质滥用者一词有更显着的消极自动态度。与以前的研究一致，行为健康领域常用的术语确实存在内隐偏见。药物滥用者及其衍生物不应用于专业或非专业环境。
Previous research has found initial evidence that word choice affects the perception and treatment of those with behavioral health disorders. These previous studies have relied on vignette-based methodologies, however, and a more quantifiable index of the stigma words can produce is needed. The current study uses the Go/No-Go Association Task to calculate a d-prime (sensitivity) indexed score of automatic attitudes to two terms, substance abuser and person with substance use disorder. Participants have significantly more negative automatic attitudes toward the term substance abuser, as compared to person with a substance use disorder. Consistent with previous research, implicit bias does exist for terms commonly used in the behavioral health field. Substance abuser and its derivatives should not be used in professional or lay settings.