Authoritarianism and benevolence towards mental illness: study with students beginning a nursing program

Authors

  • Rita de Cássia Avanci Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Silmara Elaine Malaguti Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Luiz Jorge Pedrão Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000400007

Keywords:

psychiatric nursing, nursing education, attitude

Abstract

Students beginning a nursing program tend to show negative attitudes towards mental health patientsm as does the general population. This study aimed at studying these students' authoritarianism and benevolence towards mental patients utilizing the opinion scale about the mental illness. The results indicated that the students showed authoritarianism towards mental patients with a tendency to protective behavior, which enabled the conclusion that these aspects must be considered in the elaboration of the course programs in this area in order to lead them to more therapeutic conducts in the future.

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Published

2002-07-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2002)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Authoritarianism and benevolence towards mental illness: study with students beginning a nursing program. (2002). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 10(4), 509-515. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000400007