Public Perception of Tourette Syndrome on YouTube

Fat, Mary Jane Lim; Sell, Erick; Barrowman, Nicholas J.; Doja, Asif

doi:10.1177/0883073811432294

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“…Tourette's is also a syndrome that has mostly been misunderstood by the public and mocked by the media [24,25]. The stereotypical image of a person with unpredictable and unstable behaviour who has the irresistible urge to utter obscenities has been perpetuated within popular culture through comedic films like "Not another Teen movie".…”

Section: Stigma and Tourette's Syndromementioning

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Stigma in youth with Tourette’s syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis

Malli

Forrester‐Jones

Murphy

2015

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder, characterised by tics. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews exist which focus on examining the body of literature on stigma in association with children and adolescents with TS. The aim of the article is to provide a review of the existing research on (1) social stigma in relation to children and adolescents with TS, (2) self-stigma and (3) courtesy stigma in family members of youth with TS. Three electronic databases were searched: PsycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science. Seventeen empirical studies met the inclusion criteria. In relation to social stigma in rating their own beliefs and behavioural intentions, youth who did not have TS showed an unfavourable attitude towards individuals with TS in comparison to typically developing peers. Meanwhile, in their own narratives about their lives, young people with TS themselves described some form of devaluation from others as a response to their disorder. Self-degrading comments were denoted in a number of studies in which the children pointed out stereotypical views that they had adopted about themselves. Finally, as regards courtesy stigma, parents expressed guilt in relation to their children's condition and social alienation as a result of the disorder. Surprisingly, however, there is not one study that focuses primarily on stigma in relation to TS and further studies that examine the subject from the perspective of both the 'stigmatiser' and the recipient of stigma are warranted.

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Section: Stigma and Tourette's Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

Stigma in youth with Tourette’s syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis

Malli

Forrester‐Jones

Murphy

2015

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Articles about topics for which popular conspiracy theories exist, such as 9/11, the moon landing, and vaccines, can have tens of thousands of comments, most of which are devoted to advancing or refuting allegations of conspiracy. These comments are often archived along with the associated articles for months or years afterward, which provides an excellent opportunity for archival research to give some insight into the thoughts and beliefs of those writing them (e.g., Fat et al, 2012; Loke, 2012; Sisask et al, 2012). …”

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“…The subject and pace of online discussion has been shown to be a more or less reliable barometer of public concern over social issues (Roberts et al, 2002; Scharkow and Vogelgesang, 2011), and emotional reactions expressed online can be used to consistently predict political approval ratings (Gonzalez-Bailon et al, 2012). Quantitative analysis of online discussion has also been used to gain insight into the social psychology of groups with fringe views (Douglas et al, 2005), attitudes toward Tourette's Syndrome (Fat et al, 2012), and racial views (Loke, 2012). Qualitative research on online discourse has been more common, including a study demonstrating the evolution of conspiracy theories over time in response to evidence (Lewandowsky et al, 2013a).…”

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“What about building 7?” A social psychological study of online discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories

Wood¹,

Douglas²

2013

Front. Psychol.

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Recent research into the psychology of conspiracy belief has highlighted the importance of belief systems in the acceptance or rejection of conspiracy theories. We examined a large sample of conspiracist (pro-conspiracy-theory) and conventionalist (anti-conspiracy-theory) comments on news websites in order to investigate the relative importance of promoting alternative explanations vs. rejecting conventional explanations for events. In accordance with our hypotheses, we found that conspiracist commenters were more likely to argue against the opposing interpretation and less likely to argue in favor of their own interpretation, while the opposite was true of conventionalist commenters. However, conspiracist comments were more likely to explicitly put forward an account than conventionalist comments were. In addition, conspiracists were more likely to express mistrust and made more positive and fewer negative references to other conspiracy theories. The data also indicate that conspiracists were largely unwilling to apply the “conspiracy theory” label to their own beliefs and objected when others did so, lending support to the long-held suggestion that conspiracy belief carries a social stigma. Finally, conventionalist arguments tended to have a more hostile tone. These tendencies in persuasive communication can be understood as a reflection of an underlying conspiracist worldview in which the details of individual conspiracy theories are less important than a generalized rejection of official explanations.

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“…This emphasizes the importance of analysis and verification of the information posted and available on YouTube. In the past, YouTube had been evaluated as a source of information on vaccination, 6,7 tobacco use, 8 breast feeding, 9 H1N1, 10 kidney stones, 11 basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 12 Tourette's syndrome, 13 and Epley's maneuver. 14 The use of YouTube as a source of information for a WNV epidemic has never been previously evaluated.…”

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Analysis of YouTube as a Source of Information for West Nile Virus Infection

Dubey

Amritphale

Sawhney

et al. 2014

Clinical Medicine & Research

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YouTube may be a significant resource for dissemination of information on public health issues like West Nile virus infection and should be targeted by healthcare agencies for this use. The major drawback of this medium is lack of verification by authorized healthcare professionals before these videos are made available for viewing by the community. Hence, a strict caution should be exercised in obtaining the information from unauthorized videos posted on YouTube.

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Public Perception of Tourette Syndrome on YouTube

Cited by 31 publications

References 15 publications

Stigma in youth with Tourette’s syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis

Stigma in youth with Tourette’s syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis

“What about building 7?” A social psychological study of online discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories

Analysis of YouTube as a Source of Information for West Nile Virus Infection

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