Prolonged Grief Disorder, but Not Death From COVID-19, Elicits Public Stigma: A Vignette-Based Experiment.
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| Title: | Prolonged Grief Disorder, but Not Death From COVID-19, Elicits Public Stigma: A Vignette-Based Experiment. |
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| Authors: | Zammit, Tamara1 (AUTHOR), Mancini, Vincent O.1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Reid, Carly1 (AUTHOR), Singer, Jonathan4 (AUTHOR), Staniland, Lexy5 (AUTHOR), Breen, Lauren J.1,5 (AUTHOR) Lauren.Breen@curtin.edu.au |
| Source: | Omega: Journal of Death & Dying. Jun2026, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p1201-1221. 21p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Data analysis, *Emotions, Psychiatric diagnosis, Research funding, Statistical sampling, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Complicated grief, Causes of death, Randomized controlled trials, Public opinion, Multivariate analysis, Descriptive statistics, Analysis of variance, Statistics, Data analysis software, COVID-19, Social stigma, Social distancing |
| Abstract: | We investigated the effects of cause of death (COVID-19 with an underlying medical condition vs. without) and prolonged grief disorder status (PGD present or absent) on participants' reported public stigma towards the bereaved. Participants (N = 304, 66% women; M age = 39.39 years) were randomly assigned to read one of four vignettes describing a bereaved man. Participants completed stigma measures assessing negative attributions, desired social distance, and emotional reactions. Participants reported significantly stronger stigmatizing responses towards an individual with PGD (vs. without PGD) across all stigma measures. There was no significant difference in stigma based on cause of death; however, stigma was reported regardless of cause of death. There was no significant interaction between cause of death and PGD on stigma. This study supports the robust finding of public stigma being reported toward an individual with PGD, suggesting these individuals are at risk of public stigma and not receiving adequate bereavement support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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