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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Previous studies suggest word choice affects perceptions of individuals with behavioral health disorders.
  • Existing research often uses vignette-based methods, highlighting the need for quantifiable stigma assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the implicit bias associated with specific terms used in behavioral health.
  • To compare automatic attitudes toward "substance abuser" versus "person with substance use disorder."

Main Methods:

  • Employed the Go/No-Go Association Task (GNAT) to measure implicit attitudes.
  • Calculated d-prime (sensitivity) scores to index automatic associations with target terms.

Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated significantly more negative automatic attitudes toward the term "substance abuser."
  • A clear difference in implicit bias was observed between the two terms.

Conclusions:

  • Implicit bias linked to common behavioral health terminology is confirmed.
  • The term "substance abuser" and its variations should be discontinued in professional and public discourse.