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Priming genetic explanations for addiction weakens the relationship between biological essentialism and stigma
Abstract
Drug addiction is stigmatized, and this stigma contributes to poor outcomes for individuals with addiction. Researchers have argued that providing genetic explanations of addiction will reduce stigma (Richter et al., 2019), but there has been limited research testing this. We presented participants with news articles that either provided genetic or anti-genetic explanations of addiction. Participants’ biological essentialism correlated with …
Authors
Siddiqui H; Rutherford MD
DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-1862753/v1
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