The labels and models used to describe problematic substance use impact discrete elements of stigma: A registered report.

Charlotte R PenningtonRebecca L MonkDerek HeimAbigail K RoseThomas GoughRoss ClarkeGraeme KnibbRoshni PatelPriya RaiHalimah RavatRamsha AliGeorgiana AnastasiouFatemeh AsgariEve BateTara BourkeJayme BoylesAlix CampbellNic FowlerSian HesterCharlotte NeilBeth McIntyreEllie OgilvyAmie RenoufJoni StaffordKatie ToothillHin Kok WongAndrew Jones

Published in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2023)

The labels used to describe problematic substance use appear to impact discrete elements of stigma. We suggest that addiction is a functional attribution, which may explain the mixed literature on the impact of etiological labels on stigma to date. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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