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ERIC Number: EJ995627
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-3552
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Attitudes toward Peers with Physical Disabilities at High School: Applying the Integrated Threat Theory
Bustillos, Antonio; Silvan-Ferrero, Maria del Prado
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, v56 n2 p108-119 Jan 2013
The aim of this work was to study attitudes toward people with disabilities from the viewpoint of the integrated threat theory of prejudice. This theory postulates that threat may cause negative attitudes toward a group and posits that such threat may come from different sources. To test this model, a study was carried out with high school students (N = 228), which included social dominance orientation (SDO) as antecedent variable. Perceived threat for resources and intergroup anxiety were the mediating threats investigated in this process. Results showed support for the theory: Perceived threat for resources and intergroup anxiety seemed to be effective mediators. SDO also appeared as a potent antecedent predictor of attitudes toward people with physical disabilities. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 1 note.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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