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O efeito do rótulo de doença mental (BPD) numa testemunha nas perceções de jurados simulados numa audiência de julgamento
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Na última década têm-se realizado estudos com o intuito de compreender qual o impacto
da presença de um rótulo de doença mental (DM) em indivíduos que participam em
audiências de julgamento (e.g., réu, vítima, testemunha) nas perceções de jurados
simulados. No presente estudo os participantes (N = 127) foram instruídos para formular
julgamentos, com base em vinhetas que descreviam um caso de abuso sexual, sobre o
depoimento de uma testemunha com perturbação de personalidade borderline (BPD),
nomeadamente sobre a sua competência, fiabilidade e credibilidade, assim como sobre a
sua perceção do grau de culpa do réu, grau de consentimento e validade da queixa da
vítima e interpretação do crime cometido. Os participantes completaram também uma
escala de atitudes perante a doença mental (APWMI) e um questionário de familiaridade
com a mesma. Os resultados não evidenciaram nenhuma influência do rótulo de BPD nas
variáveis anteriormente referidas. Estes dados sugerem que os participantes deste estudo
possuem atitudes menos estigmatizantes para com sujeitos com DM, contudo podem não
ser representativos da população geral, sendo necessário aprofundar a literatura sobre esta
temática.
ABSTRACT: In the last decade, studies have been conducted to understand the impact of a mental illness (MI) label on individuals involved in trial proceedings (e.g., defendant, victim, witness) on the perceptions of mock jurors. In the present study, participants (N = 127) were instructed to formulate judgments, based on vignettes describing a sexual assault case, specifically assessing a witness with borderline personality disorder (BPD) regarding her competence, reliability and credibility, as well as their perceptions of the defendant’s degree of guilt, the victim’s degree of consent and the validity of her complaint, and their interpretation of the crime committed. Participants also completed a scale of attitudes towards people with mental illness (APWMI) and a questionnaire on their familiarity with MI. The results showed no influence of the BPD label on the aforementioned variables. These findings suggest that the participants in this study hold few stigmatizing attitudes towards individuals with MI; however, these results may not be representative of the general population, highlighting the need for further research on this topic.
ABSTRACT: In the last decade, studies have been conducted to understand the impact of a mental illness (MI) label on individuals involved in trial proceedings (e.g., defendant, victim, witness) on the perceptions of mock jurors. In the present study, participants (N = 127) were instructed to formulate judgments, based on vignettes describing a sexual assault case, specifically assessing a witness with borderline personality disorder (BPD) regarding her competence, reliability and credibility, as well as their perceptions of the defendant’s degree of guilt, the victim’s degree of consent and the validity of her complaint, and their interpretation of the crime committed. Participants also completed a scale of attitudes towards people with mental illness (APWMI) and a questionnaire on their familiarity with MI. The results showed no influence of the BPD label on the aforementioned variables. These findings suggest that the participants in this study hold few stigmatizing attitudes towards individuals with MI; however, these results may not be representative of the general population, highlighting the need for further research on this topic.
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Dissertação de Mestrado
apresentada no Ispa – Instituto Universitário de
Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida para
cumprimento os requisitos necessários à obtenção do
grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Clínica
Keywords
Doença mental Perturbação de personalidade borderline Estigma Audiência de julgamento Perceções Mental illness Borderline personality disorder Stigma Trial Perceptions