Implicit Association Tests of Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities

Thomas, Adrian; Vaughn, E. Daly; Doyle, Andrea; Bubb, Robert

doi:10.1080/00220973.2013.813357

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“…Finally, the results are limited by the heavy weight of explicit attitudes and behavioral intentions as indicators of the latent destigmatization variable. The weak association between implicit and explicit measures of attitudes is in line with existing research (Thomas, Vaughn, Doyle, & Bubb, 2014), and though weaker, the weight of implicit attitudes (DA-IAT; Pruett & Chan, 2006) as an indicator of the latent destigmatization variable was significant and in the expected direction. One possible interpretation is that explicit attitudes are more easily controllable, and that changes in explicit attitudes therefore precede changes in deeply rooted implicit attitudes that are more difficult to control—even when individuals are willing to change.…”

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Inspired by the Paralympics: Effects of Empathy on Audience Interest in Para-Sports and on the Destigmatization of Persons With Disabilities

Bartsch

Oliver

Nitsch

et al. 2016

Communication Research

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Theories of eudaimonic entertainment and destigmatization concur to suggest that empathic feelings elicited by portrayals of Paralympic athletes can increase audience interest in para-sports and can lead to prosocial attitude change toward persons with disabilities in general. Three experiments were conducted to examine this dual, mutually reinforcing function of empathy in promoting public awareness and destigmatization. Participants watched television spots about the Paralympics that elicited different levels of empathy. As expected, structural equation modeling revealed indirect effects of empathy on audience interest, attitudes, and behavioral intentions that were mediated by elevation and reflective thoughts (Studies 1 and 2), and by feelings of closeness, elevation, and pity (Study 3). Mediation effects were positive for reflective thoughts, elevation, and closeness, but were negative for pity. Results are discussed with regard to problematic effects of pity, and concerns that elevating "supercrip" narratives might lead to negative perceptions of persons with disabilities in general.

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Inspired by the Paralympics: Effects of Empathy on Audience Interest in Para-Sports and on the Destigmatization of Persons With Disabilities

Bartsch

Oliver

Nitsch

et al. 2016

Communication Research

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“…The t-test result supported that participants' implicit attitudes were statistically and significantly below 0, t(171) = −5.84, p < .001. This outcome matched with a general assumption that implicit attitudes toward PWDs are negative (Thomas, Vaughn, Doyle, & Bubb, 2014). The test-retest reliability (tested within the same session) was .78 for DA-IAT, and its correlation with ATDP (Form A) was .06 (Pruett & Chan, 2006).…”

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Changing Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities Using Public Media: An Experimental Study

Webber

Romero

et al. 2017

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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Historically, public media has tended to portray PWDs as being miserable, helpless, unstable, or even dangerous (Maki & Tarvydas, 2012; Safran, 1998). In response, a growing number of studies are emerging that target the effects of positive portrayals of PWDs through public media on changing individuals' attitudes. In a retrospective study, Farnall and Smith (1999) noted that participants who reported having watched television shows (e.g., Life Goes On) or movies (e.g., Rainman) that optimistically portrayed PWDs tended to be less likely to report feeling negatively 700820R CBXXX10.

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“…The stimuli used are symbols of people with disabilities and nondisabled people, and word stimuli are used to represent good and bad (Nosek et al, 2007). Several studies have shown the DA-IAT’s construct validity, discriminant validity, and reliability (Aaberg, 2012; Pruett, 2004; Pruett & Chan, 2006; Thomas, Vaughn, Doyle, & Bubb, 2014; White, Jackson, & Gordon, 2006).…”

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Family members of people with disabilities’ explicit and implicit disability attitudes.

Friedman¹

2019

Rehabilitation Psychology

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Purpose: Family members of people with disabilities may hold a unique position in that they may both internalize and reinforce ableism, and work to fight it through empowerment and resistance, making them a useful group for study to elicit understandings of disability and disability attitudes. The aim of this study was to explore the explicit (conscious) and implicit (unconscious) attitudes toward people with disabilities by family members of persons with disabilities. Research Method: To do so, we analyzed secondary data from 180,701 family members, comparing their explicit and implicit disability attitudes and examining correlates with attitudes. Results: Findings from our study suggest that although family members do not consciously believe they have negative attitudes, they unconsciously prefer nondisabled people. Conclusion: More work is necessary to reduce prominent and systemic negative attitudes about disability as most family members still had negative attitudes about people with disabilities.

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Implicit Association Tests of Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Inspired by the Paralympics: Effects of Empathy on Audience Interest in Para-Sports and on the Destigmatization of Persons With Disabilities

Inspired by the Paralympics: Effects of Empathy on Audience Interest in Para-Sports and on the Destigmatization of Persons With Disabilities

Changing Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities Using Public Media: An Experimental Study

Family members of people with disabilities’ explicit and implicit disability attitudes.

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