DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3957822
title: Dataset: Public stigma towards prolonged grief disorder (Gonschor, Eisma, Barke & Doering, 2020)

description: Dataset from Gonschor, Eisma, Barke & Doering (2020): Public stigma towards prolonged grief disorder: Does diagnostic labeling matter? The README file contains the information as outlined below. The data are available in two formats: (a) Excel file and (b) CSV file. The content of (a) and (b) is identical. In the CSV file, the fields are separated by semicola. Decimal sign is a comma. The file contains a matrix of 35 x 9.<br> Description: The file contains the data as entered into the MANOVA after listwise deletion of missings. The values are provided separately for each of the eight experimental conditions. Naming conventions s: symptoms described in vignette:<br> pgd: symptoms of prolonged grief<br> 000: no symptoms<br> d: diagnostic label assigned in vignette:<br> pgd: prolonged grief disorder<br> mde: major depressive episode<br> 000: no diagnosis<br> f / m: male or female person described in the vignette Thus: s_pgd_d_pgd_m: a vignette describing a person with PGD symptoms, who received a PGD diagnosis and of male gender. Variable names: explanation participants_number: absolute number of participants <br> women_number: absolute number of women<br> men_number: absolute number of men<br> gender_divers_number: absolute number of persons identifying their gender as divers<br> age_mean: mean age <br> age_sd: standard deviation of age<br> higher_education_number: absolute number of participants reporting higher education<br> bereaved_last_2_years_number: number of participants who reported any bereavement in the last two years<br> bereavements_lifetime_median: Median of reported bereavements in the participants’ lifetime Participants indicated their relationship towards the person whose death was most distressing to them:<br> loss_spouse_number: Number of participants who had lost a spouse<br> loss_child_number: Number of participants who had lost a child<br> loss_parent_number: Number of participants who had lost a parent<br> loss_grandparent_number: Number of participants who had lost a grandparent<br> loss_sibling_number: Number of participants who had lost a sibling<br> loss_other_number: Number of participants who reported any other loss <br> icg_mean: mean score of the Inventory of Complicated Grief (Prigerson et al. 1995)<br> icg_sd: standard deviation of the Inventory of Complicated Grief <br> competent_mean: rating of the griever as competent (mean)<br> competent_sd: rating of the griever as competent (standard deviation)<br> warm_mean: rating of the griever as warm (mean)<br> warm_sd: rating of the griever as warm (standard deviation)<br> dependent_mean: rating of the griever as dependent (mean)<br> dependent_sd: rating of the griever as dependent (standard deviation)<br> sensitive_mean: rating of the griever as sensitive (mean)<br> sensitive_sd: rating of the griever as sensitive (standard deviation)<br> emotionally_stable_mean: rating of the griever as emotionally stable (mean)<br> emotionally_stable_sd: rating of the griever as emotionally stable (standard deviation)<br> fear_mean: rating of one’s fear towards the griever (mean)<br> fear_sd: rating of one’s fear towards the griever (standard deviation)<br> anger_mean: rating of one’s anger towards the griever (mean)<br> anger_sd: rating of one’s anger towards the griever (standard deviation)<br> prosocial_mean: rating of one’s prosocial emotions towards the griever (mean) <br> prosocial_sd: rating of one’s prosocial emotions towards the griever (standard deviation)<br> social_distance_mean: mean score of social distance scale (Link et al. 1987, higher scores indicate a stronger desire for social distance)<br> social_distance_sd: standard deviation of social distance scale