Comparison of the Effects of Video-Based Contact and Educational Lectures on the Stigma of Mental Illness in College Students.
- Author:
Dong Jin KIM
1
;
Chul Kwon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Dong-A University, College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. kimck@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Stigma;
Video;
Education;
Schizophrenia
- MeSH:
Authoritarianism;
Beneficence;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Lectures;
Mental Health;
Mentally Ill Persons;
Schizophrenia
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2009;48(5):381-386
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of video-based contact with educational lectures on the stigma of mental illness and to follow-up to determine any changes in their effects on college students. METHODS: A total of 107 college students were randomly assigned to either an education group (n=50) or a video-based contact group (n=57). All were completed pre-tested, post-tested, and subjected to three month follow-up measures using the Community Attitudes to the Mentally Ill Inventory (CAMI). RESULTS: The video-based contact group showed significant positive improvement in the subtypes authoritarianism, social restrictiveness, and community mental health ideology of the CAMI at posttest and three month follow-up. The education group also showed significant positive improvement in subtypes social restrictiveness and community mental health ideology of the CAMI; however, its effects were limited only after education. There were no significant changes in the benevolence subtype of the CAMI in either group at post-test and three month follow-up. CONCLUSION: In comparison with education that utilizes lectures, the video-based contact showed more effectiveness in decreasing the stigma of mental illness and its effects were evident at posttest and three month follow-up.
