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The Effects of Narrative and Empathy Appeals on Autism Empathy, Attitudes, and Stigma

Jokinen, Owen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1714150294686098

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2024, Bachelor of Science of Communication Studies (BSC), Ohio University, Communication Studies.
College students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are frequent targets of stigma. Stigmatizing attitudes toward can lead to feelings of loneliness, isolation, and thoughts of self-harm. To help find a potential solution, this study analyzed the effect of narrative and empathy messages on the stigmatization of college students with autism. Several college students with autism were interviewed to identify common ways that stigma has affected their lives on campus. I then used the data collected from the interviews to draft six messages: 2 non-narrative messages, 2 narrative messages without empathy, and 2 narrative messages with empathy. In the next phase of the study, over 100 college students were recruited and asked to read one of the six messages. After reading the message, they took a survey to measure how the message affected their feelings of empathy and attitudes toward college students with autism. Compared to non-narrative messages, narrative messages had a more positive effect on the audience’s view of autistic college students. However, the narrative with empathy messages had no significant benefit over the narrative without empathy messages. Future studies should generate a larger and more diverse sample as well as a more balanced ratio of messages analyzed.
Amy Chadwick (Advisor)
83 p.
Communication
Narratives; empathy; autism; stigma; emotional appeals

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  • Jokinen, O. (2024). The Effects of Narrative and Empathy Appeals on Autism Empathy, Attitudes, and Stigma [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1714150294686098

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jokinen, Owen. The Effects of Narrative and Empathy Appeals on Autism Empathy, Attitudes, and Stigma. 2024. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1714150294686098.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jokinen, Owen. "The Effects of Narrative and Empathy Appeals on Autism Empathy, Attitudes, and Stigma." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1714150294686098

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