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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7/2010

01-07-2010 | Original Paper

Attitudes and physical distance to an individual with schizophrenia: the moderating effect of self-transcendent values

Authors: Ross M. G. Norman, Richard M. Sorrentino, Bertram Gawronski, Andrew C. H. Szeto, Yang Ye, Deborah Windell

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 7/2010

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Abstract

Background

There is evidence that personal value priorities may influence prejudicial behaviors. In particular, it has been hypothesized that those who place a high priority on values such as equality, benevolence and social justice may be less likely to express any prejudicial personal attitudes in behavior. In the present study, we tested this hypothesis in the context of physical distance with reference to a person with schizophrenia. Self-transcendent value priorities and attitudes toward a young woman described as having schizophrenia were assessed in 95 university students. They were then led to anticipate meeting the person and the distance they sat from the expected location of the ill person was assessed.

Results

Women sat closer to the anticipated seat of the person with schizophrenia. In addition, there was a significant interaction between priority placed on self-transcendent values and attitude toward the person in predicting seating distance. There was a significant relationship between favorability of attitudes and sitting closer for those who were low in self-transcendent values, but attitudes did not predict physical proximity for those with high self-transcendent values.

Conclusion

The impact of attitudes toward an individual with schizophrenia and subtle aspects of behavior such as physical proximity appear to be moderated by self-transcendent personal values. The role of implicit in comparison to explicit attitudes in explaining these results is worthy for further investigation.
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Metadata
Title
Attitudes and physical distance to an individual with schizophrenia: the moderating effect of self-transcendent values
Authors
Ross M. G. Norman
Richard M. Sorrentino
Bertram Gawronski
Andrew C. H. Szeto
Yang Ye
Deborah Windell
Publication date
01-07-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 7/2010
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-009-0117-2

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