Stigma: a linguistic analysis of personality disorder in the UK popular press, 2008-2017.
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Bowen, MattAffiliation
University of ChesterPublication Date
2019-06-25
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Introduction: Many people with a diagnosis of personality disorder experience stigma, and the press’ representations may contribute to those processes. To date little is known about how the press write about people with personality disorder and analysis of language used is often limited to checklists of words to avoid. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the linguistic characteristics of press articles about personality disorder in popular tabloids in the UK and consider the implications for stigmatisation. Method: Corpus linguistics was used to examine a 50% sample of all articles published by the popular press in the UK, from 2008 to 2017, that referred to personality disorder (n=260). Results: The findings identified a range of words that constructed narratives of violence. Discussion: The method enabled the findings to expand the current level of knowledge in the field, identifying patterns in the use of the language of violence, which may contribute to the processes of self-stigma. Implications for Practice: Greater understanding of the messages in the press can sensitize nurses to common misconceptions about the disorder, how these may have become internalised and the need for psycho-social interventions to address the impact of self-stigma on self-esteem.Citation
Bowen, M (2019). Stigma: a linguistic analysis of personality disorder in the UK popular press, 2008-2017. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 26(7-8), 244-253.Publisher
WileyAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jpm.12541Type
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bowen, M (2019). Stigma: a linguistic analysis of personality disorder in the UK popular press, 2008-2017. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12541. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-ArchivingISSN
1351-0126EISSN
1365-2850ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/jpm.12541
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