The Stigma against Dying and Suicidal Patients: A Replication of Richard Kalish's Study Twenty-Five Years Later

Abstract

A study of prejudice directed toward deviant and psychiatric groups as well as toward religious and ethnic groups replicated the results reported by Richard Kalish twenty-five years ago. The deviant and psychiatric groups, including people dying from cancer and who had attempted suicide, were the recipients of more prejudice than the religious and ethnic groups. In addition, it was found that extraversion was associated with less prejudice toward almost all of the groups.