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Nurses' responses to people with schizophrenia
1School of Nursing, LaTrobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|March 27, 1998
Summary
Nurses and the public differ in their personal beliefs and expected responses towards people with schizophrenia. Psychiatric nursing specialization may help manage stereotypes and promote more informed personal beliefs.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Social Cognition
Background:
- Stereotypes about schizophrenia can influence healthcare interactions.
- Understanding personal standards versus actual response beliefs is crucial for effective patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate differences in personal standards and response beliefs towards people with schizophrenia among general nurses, psychiatric nurses, and laypeople.
- To examine these differences across thinking, feeling, and behaving domains.
- To explore the impact of professional status on these response patterns.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of response standards and beliefs.
- Inclusion of general nurses, psychiatric nurses, and lay participants.
- Assessment across three response domains: cognitive, affective, and behavioral.
Main Results:
- Significant differences were found in response types and domains.
- Participant professional status, particularly psychiatric nursing, showed significant interaction effects.
- Results align with theories on automatic stereotype activation and controlled inhibition.
Conclusions:
- Professional specialization in psychiatric nursing appears to enhance the ability to manage stereotypes.
- Personal beliefs can override automatic stereotype activation, especially with specialized training.
- Findings support the controlled inhibition of stereotypes in favor of personal beliefs regarding schizophrenia.