| Title: |
Promoting Positive Attitudes toward Peers with Disabilities: The Role of Information and Imagined Contact |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Ginevra, Maria Cristina (ORCID 0000-0002-2609-2543); Vezzali, Loris; Camussi, Elisabetta (ORCID 0000-0002-4247-6512); Capozza, Dora (ORCID 0000-0002-9322-8287); Nota, Laura (ORCID 0000-0001-9820-2281) |
| Source: |
Journal of Educational Psychology. Aug 2021 113(6):1269-1279. |
| Availability: |
American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
11 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Peer Relationship; Elementary School Students; Students with Disabilities; Student Attitudes; Intervention; Attitude Change; Stereotypes; Intention; Perceptual Impairments; Intellectual Disability; Foreign Countries; Behavior Problems; Program Effectiveness; Familiarity |
| Geographic Terms: |
Italy |
| DOI: |
10.1037/edu0000661 |
| ISSN: |
0022-0663 |
| Abstract: |
This prepost test experimental study examined the effectiveness of an intervention providing information about peers with sensory disability, intellectual disability, and behavioral difficulties (cognitive intervention), an intervention using imagined contact with peers with these disabilities (behavioral intervention), and an intervention combining information with imagined contact, against a no-intervention control condition. One hundred and forty-two typically developing children were randomly assigned to 1 of the 4 conditions. Measures of attitudes, stereotypes, and feelings toward and intentions to engage in contact with peers with sensory disability, intellectual disability, and behavioral difficulties were administered. Results revealed that the combined cognitive and behavioral intervention improved all outcome variables considered. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1308018 |
| Database: |
ERIC |