Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder
Metadehumanization, the perception of being treated as less than a human by others, is a pervasive phenomenon in intergroup relations. It is dissociated from stigmatization or stereotypes, and it has been recently identified as a critical process in severe alcohol use disorders (SAUD). Metadehumaniz...
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| author | Sullivan Fontesse Stéphanie Demoulin Florence Stinglhamber Philippe de Timary Pierre Maurage |
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| description | Metadehumanization, the perception of being treated as less than a human by others, is a pervasive phenomenon in intergroup relations. It is dissociated from stigmatization or stereotypes, and it has been recently identified as a critical process in severe alcohol use disorders (SAUD). Metadehumanization is associated with a wide array of negative consequences for the victim, including negative emotions, aversive self-awareness, cognitive deconstruction, and psychosomatic strains, which are related to anxiety and depression. This study aims to investigate if metadehumanization occurring among patients with SAUD is associated with clinical factors involved in the maintenance of the disease, namely symptoms of depression or anxiety and drinking refusal self-efficacy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 patients with SAUD. Self-reported questionnaires measured metadehumanization, self-dehumanization (i.e., the feeling of being less than a human), anxiety, depression, drinking refusal self-efficacy, and demographics. Metadehumanization was significantly associated with self-dehumanization, anxiety, depression, and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Additionally, path analyses showed that self-dehumanization mediated the links between metadehumanization and clinical variables. These results indicate that metadehumanization and self-dehumanization could be essential factors to consider during SAUD treatment, as they are associated with increased psychiatric symptoms and reduced drinking refusal self-efficacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c36d592eadef4d14b34f93e845385b522022-12-21T21:55:57ZengUbiquity PressPsychologica Belgica2054-670X2021-07-0161110.5334/pb.1058813Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use DisorderSullivan Fontesse0Stéphanie Demoulin1Florence Stinglhamber2Philippe de Timary3Pierre Maurage4Louvain Experimental Psychopathology Research Group, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place C. Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-NeuvePsychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place C. Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-NeuveWork and Organizational Psychology Lab, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place C. Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-NeuveLouvain Experimental Psychopathology Research Group, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place C. Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve; Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place C. Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-NeuveLouvain Experimental Psychopathology Research Group, Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Place C. Mercier 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-NeuveMetadehumanization, the perception of being treated as less than a human by others, is a pervasive phenomenon in intergroup relations. It is dissociated from stigmatization or stereotypes, and it has been recently identified as a critical process in severe alcohol use disorders (SAUD). Metadehumanization is associated with a wide array of negative consequences for the victim, including negative emotions, aversive self-awareness, cognitive deconstruction, and psychosomatic strains, which are related to anxiety and depression. This study aims to investigate if metadehumanization occurring among patients with SAUD is associated with clinical factors involved in the maintenance of the disease, namely symptoms of depression or anxiety and drinking refusal self-efficacy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 patients with SAUD. Self-reported questionnaires measured metadehumanization, self-dehumanization (i.e., the feeling of being less than a human), anxiety, depression, drinking refusal self-efficacy, and demographics. Metadehumanization was significantly associated with self-dehumanization, anxiety, depression, and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Additionally, path analyses showed that self-dehumanization mediated the links between metadehumanization and clinical variables. These results indicate that metadehumanization and self-dehumanization could be essential factors to consider during SAUD treatment, as they are associated with increased psychiatric symptoms and reduced drinking refusal self-efficacy.https://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/1058interpersonal treatmentpsychiatryinfrahumanizationdiscriminationsubstance |
| spellingShingle | Sullivan Fontesse Stéphanie Demoulin Florence Stinglhamber Philippe de Timary Pierre Maurage Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder Psychologica Belgica interpersonal treatment psychiatry infrahumanization discrimination substance |
| title | Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder |
| title_full | Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder |
| title_short | Metadehumanization and Self-dehumanization are Linked to Reduced Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy and Increased Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder |
| title_sort | metadehumanization and self dehumanization are linked to reduced drinking refusal self efficacy and increased anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with severe alcohol use disorder |
| topic | interpersonal treatment psychiatry infrahumanization discrimination substance |
| url | https://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/1058 |
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