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Increase of positive self‐attributions by means of demythologizing seminars
Author(s) -
Morrison James K.,
Teta Diana C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197710)33:4<1128::aid-jclp2270330447>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - attribution , psychology , mental illness , clinical psychology , social psychology , mental health , psychiatry
In an attempt to change attitudes toward mental illness, as well to increase positive self‐attributions, 37 community residents were presented a series of „demythologizing” seminars. As predicted, the data indicated that seminar participants significantly changed their attitudes in the direction of an antimedical model position, and these attitudes remained stable on a 3‐month posttest. After the seminars, participants also changed their self‐attributions in a positive direction, and this attribution change remained stable on follow‐up. Implications of these results for clinical and community psychology were discussed.