APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

How Do Language Choices Influence Public Stigma in Regards to Substance Use?

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Social

  • Kristine Melancon
  • Brooke Breaux
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Abstract

We are interested in the degree to which the public stigma associated with substance use is affected by the language used to describe an individual. We predict that person-first (as compared to identity-first) language and that the word "substance" (as compared to "drug") will result in lower public stigma.

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