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Community norms about suppression of AIDS-related prejudice and perceptions of stigma by people with HIV or AIDS.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21478473     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated the relationship between community motivations to control AIDS-related prejudice and the experience of stigma by community members with HIV or AIDS, using self-reports from 203 New England residents with HIV or AIDS and 2,444 randomly selected residents of the same New England communities. Multilevel regression analyses revealed that the disclosure concerns of participants with HIV or AIDS were lower in communities where residents were motivated by personal values to control AIDS-related prejudice, and were higher in communities where residents were motivated by social pressure to control AIDS-related prejudice. Reported experiences with discrimination and exclusion were unrelated to community motivations. The results of our study suggest that external and internal pressures to control prejudice shape the experience of stigmatization.
Authors:
Carol T Miller; Kristin W Grover; Janice Yanushka Bunn; Sondra E Solomon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-04-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychological science     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1467-9280     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Sci     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-10     Completed Date:  2011-09-28     Revised Date:  2012-05-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9007542     Medline TA:  Psychol Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  579-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, 2 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. carol.miller@uvm.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / psychology*
Adult
Female
HIV Infections / psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Motivation
New England
Prejudice*
Residence Characteristics*
Social Perception*
Social Values
Stereotyping*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 MH 066848/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH066848/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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