Explicit and implicit attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities: The role of contact and participant demographics

Murch, Aidan J.; Choudhury, Tanveen; Wilson, Michelle; Collerton, Eleanor; Patel, Maya; Scior, Katrina

doi:10.1111/jar.12429

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“…Although most previous studies that have investigated whether social desirability affects self-reported attitudes to people with ID found no such bias [ 26 ], it cannot be guaranteed that the results are a genuine reflection of respondents’ attitudes or their likelihood to behave in certain ways in real life situations. There is some evidence that explicit attitudes differ from implicit attitudes [ 44 ], but more research needs to be done on studying implicit attitudes and on examining the relationship between self-reported attitudes and actual behaviour.…”

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Intellectual disability literacy and its connection to stigma: A multinational comparison study in three European countries

2020

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Article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities requires governments around the globe to raise awareness on issues of disability in their societies, combatting stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices. Little comparative data is available on lay people's social representations of intellectual disability and associated stigma, which could inform actions in line with the convention. The present study compared intellectual disability literacy and stigma among adults in the general population in the UK, Austria and Germany (N = 1046), and examined the effects of providing an intellectual disability label on these outcomes. Although participants came from highly developed European countries and prior contact with people with intellectual disabilities was common, the findings pointed to some striking differences between countries. Participants in Austria and Germany were much less likely than those in the UK to identify symptoms of a possible intellectual disability in an unlabelled vignette. They were also much more hostile towards social contact, a difference that was maintained when participants were informed of the intellectual disability label. Labelling showed controversial effects on stigma, both in its effects on social distance and on beliefs about suitable causes and interventions. Overall, the social acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities appears to be much less advanced in Austria and Germany than in the UK, and awareness of intellectual disability much lower, indicating a need for action at societal level.

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Intellectual disability literacy and its connection to stigma: A multinational comparison study in three European countries

2020

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“…In the study of Murch et al investigated the community attitudes to individuals with mental disabilities in the US in light of demographic variables. It was shown that such attitudes differed according to the level of education, age and degree of kinship [10]. Fleming et al in his research compared between mothers of children with autism and mothers of those with mental disabilities.…”

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Impact of the introduction to special education course in improving attitudes among handicapped individuals

Aljundi

2022

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The present descriptive study aimed to survey the Faculty of Education students’ attitudes to handicapped individuals in Jordan, in a bid to explore the need for programmes to change negative attitudes to this group. The population of the study consisted of all the 123 students who registered in the introduction to special education course in the summer course in the academic year 2021-2021 or the first semester of the academic year 2021-2022 among bachelor’s degree majors of the Faculty of Education at the Arab Open University/Jordan. The sample of the study consisted of 57 students, who were selected at random of the population. The tool applied was that developed by Al-Qureiti for students’ attitudes to handicapped individuals, which was adapted for Jordan’s environment by Darwish. It consisted of 60 paragraphs of three sections on different aspects. On the other hand, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, T-test and one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) are adopted. It is found that there are statistically significant differences at 0.05≥α attributed to taking the course. There are similar statistically significant differences related to the gender factor, as female are shown to have more positive attitudes than male.

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“…This influence is a result of acquaintance with a disabled person and the resulting emotions and behavior toward him/her. Knowledge about a population of individuals with IDD . It was found that a positive relationship exists between knowledge of IDD individuals’ skills and positive attitudes toward them (Murch et al., 2018). Socialization .…”

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“…Knowledge about a population of individuals with IDD. It was found that a positive relationship exists between knowledge of IDD individuals' skills and positive attitudes toward them (Murch et al, 2018). 5.…”

Section: Positive Attitudes Toward Individuals With Iddmentioning

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Mentoring strategies and their impact on social workers’ attitudes

Ben-Amram

Shapira‐Lishchinsky

2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary This study explored different mentoring strategies: simulations and case studies regarding ethical dilemmas involved with employment of intellectual developmental disability workers in supported employment using questionnaires of psychological empowerment, self-efficacy, and attitudes toward employing intellectual developmental disability workers in the free market. Participants were 83 social workers and 60 employers and were divided into simulations, case studies, and control groups. All participants in the simulations and case studies groups attended nine mentoring sessions throughout one year, where they completed questionnaires at the beginning, the end, and six months after mentoring. Findings The level of employers’ psychological empowerment and their positive attitudes toward employment of individuals with intellectual developmental disability in their organizations were higher than among the social workers, but the social workers’ self-efficacy level was higher. In addition, we found that mentoring using simulations had more influence than the case studies. The study findings showed that the more dynamic the mentoring, the greater the changes in psychological empowerment perceptions, self-efficacy, and attitudes toward employing intellectual developmental disability workers, both during the study and subsequently. Applications There is considerable importance in developing in-service training and active mentoring for all those involved in the challenges of supported employment. Simulations with participation of actors among social workers and employers, regarding ethical challenges in supported employment are the recommended mentoring methods, as compared to the case studies tested in the current study. Therefore, the study findings encourage the development of advanced mentoring processes among social workers and employers based on simulations, for coping with ethical challenges in supported employment.

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Explicit and implicit attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities: The role of contact and participant demographics

Cited by 29 publications

References 19 publications

Intellectual disability literacy and its connection to stigma: A multinational comparison study in three European countries

Intellectual disability literacy and its connection to stigma: A multinational comparison study in three European countries

Impact of the introduction to special education course in improving attitudes among handicapped individuals

Mentoring strategies and their impact on social workers’ attitudes

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