Public Stigma of Disordered Gambling: Social Distance, Dangerousness, and Familiarity

Abstract

Disordered gambling stigma was examined. University students (117 male, 132 female) rated vignettes describing males with five health conditions (schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, disordered gambling, cancer, and a no diagnosis control with subclinical problems) on a measure of attitudinal social distance. A mixed ANOVA revealed that, in keeping with hypotheses, disordered gambling was more stigmatized than the cancer and control conditions. Interactions suggested that stigma may be influenced by context (i.e., order of vignette appearance) and participant characteristics (i.e., sex and ethnicity), although follow–up analyses revealed this was not the case for disordered gambling. Perceived dangerousness attributions and familiarity (previous experience with a disordered gambler) were also examined. As predicted, perceived dangerousness was positively correlated with social distance scores. Familiarity ratings were unrelated to social distance.

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