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Stigma Associated With AIDS: A Meta‐Analysis 1
Author(s) -
Crawford Anne M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01856.x
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , psychology , degree (music) , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , acoustics , physics
Results of 21 studies determined the degree of stigma associated with AIDS compared to the degree of stigma associated with other comparable conditions. Focused contrast analyses indicate a greater degree of stigma expressed toward individuals with AIDS than toward individuals with other comparable illnesses ( r = .22), with college students ( r = .23) expressing a slightly higher degree of stigma than health professionals ( r = .10). A greater degree of stigma was obtained with scales measuring intended social interaction ( r = .26) than was obtained with scales containing items measuring attitudes and values ( r = .16). Effect sizes did not differ significantly as a function of the type of control condition used.