The stigma of schizophrenia is an intergroup phenomenon associated with issues of social power. We consider that the concept of stigma power should be extended to include intergroup relations that go beyond the aspect of the relation between “schizophrenic” and “normal.” With the present study, we intend to demonstrate that perceivers hold more stigmatizing attitudes toward a person with schizophrenia belonging to the outgroup and that especially when the perceiver has a higher Social Dominance Orientation (SDO). One hundred and sixty-one participants from the general population participated in our study (50.3% male, Mage = 39.14, SD = 16.36), which was based on a 2 (Sex of Target: male vs. female) × 2 (Sex of Participant: male vs. female) × SDO between-subjects design. The participants read a standardized vignette used in previous research, depicting a person presenting the symptoms of schizophrenia, and were then asked to complete questionnaires about SDO and intention to discriminate against the depicted individual. Our analysis showed the main effect of SDO on discriminating intentions. Simple slope analysis revealed that SDO predicts male participants’ discriminating intentions when the target is a woman, while this relation is not significant when the target is a man. The exact reverse pattern was observed among female participants. Our results suggest intergroup relations and ideological motivations underpin the stigma of schizophrenia. We conclude that different group belongings of individuals with schizophrenia as well as the public’s ideological motivations should be further considered by future research and anti-stigma efforts.

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社会主导地位和群体间关系对精神分裂症患者耻辱感影响的证据

精神分裂症的污名是与社会权力问题相关的群体间现象。我们认为，应将“耻辱权”的概念扩展到包括“精神分裂症”和“正常”之间关系之外的群体间关系。通过本研究，我们打算证明感知者对属于外部群体的精神分裂症患者持有更多的污名化态度，尤其是当感知者具有较高的社会主导地位（SDO）时。一百六十一名来自一般人群的参与者参加了我们的研究（男性占50.3％，法师= 39.14，标准差= 16.36），其依据是2（目标性别：男性与女性）×2（性别参加者：男性与女性）×SDO对象间设计。参加者阅读了先前研究中使用的标准化小插图，描绘出一个呈现精神分裂症症状的人，然后被要求填写有关SDO的问卷以及意图区别所描绘的个人的问卷。我们的分析显示了SDO对区分意图的主要影响。简单的斜率分析显示，当目标是女性时，SDO可以预测男性参与者的歧视意图，而目标是男性时，这种关系并不明显。在女性参与者中观察到确切的反向模式。我们的研究结果表明，群体间的关系和意识形态动机是精神分裂症的耻辱的基础。我们得出结论，未来的研究和反污名化工作应进一步考虑精神分裂症患者的不同群体归属以及公众的思想动机。