TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Substance Abuse on College Campuses
T2 - Proximity to the Problem, Stigma, and Health Promotion
AU - Mackert, Michael
AU - Mabry, Amanda
AU - Hubbard, Katharine
AU - Grahovac, Ivana
AU - Holleran Steiker, Lori
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - For college students recovering from substance addiction, the path to sobriety is fraught with challenges. Many campuses offer recovery support resources, but students indicate stigma associated with recovery prevents them from using these services. This problem could be ameliorated through communication campaigns addressing misperceptions of substance abuse and recovery. The purpose of this study was to understand how students' perceptions of addiction and recovery vary based on their experience and background. A quantitative survey was employed to examine stigma beliefs among 2 subpopulations of college students at a large Southwestern university. Findings indicate students with exposure to issues surrounding substance abuse and recovery held fewer stigmatized beliefs, emphasizing the importance of identifying and researching a target audience before developing a health promotion campaign.
AB - For college students recovering from substance addiction, the path to sobriety is fraught with challenges. Many campuses offer recovery support resources, but students indicate stigma associated with recovery prevents them from using these services. This problem could be ameliorated through communication campaigns addressing misperceptions of substance abuse and recovery. The purpose of this study was to understand how students' perceptions of addiction and recovery vary based on their experience and background. A quantitative survey was employed to examine stigma beliefs among 2 subpopulations of college students at a large Southwestern university. Findings indicate students with exposure to issues surrounding substance abuse and recovery held fewer stigmatized beliefs, emphasizing the importance of identifying and researching a target audience before developing a health promotion campaign.
KW - college students
KW - health communication
KW - stigma
KW - substance abuse
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U2 - 10.1080/1533256X.2014.936247
DO - 10.1080/1533256X.2014.936247
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907323943
VL - 14
SP - 273
EP - 285
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
SN - 1533-256X
IS - 3
ER -