Prediction of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons: A Multivariate Analysis
University students N = 326 were asked to complete the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) scale Form 0, and their summated scores were correlated with six demographic and experiential variables. A multiple correlation of .25 was obtained between the attitude variable and a composite of the pre...
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Published in | The Journal of general psychology Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 119 - 123 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Taylor & Francis Group
01.01.1981
Journal Press, etc |
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Summary: | University students N = 326 were asked to complete the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) scale Form 0, and their summated scores were correlated with six demographic and experiential variables. A multiple correlation of .25 was obtained between the attitude variable and a composite of the predictors. Intensity of contact with disabled persons accounted for the most variance in attitude scores. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0022-1309 1940-0888 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00221309.1981.9921026 |