Attitudes and stereotypes in students of the health area towards people with motor disabilities
Abstract
The main purpose of this research was to analyze the attitudes and stereotypes towards people with motor disabilities in a sample of students from the health area. To this end, the Multidimensional Scale of Attitudes towards Persons with Disabilities and an instrument for measuring stereotypes (warmth and competence) towards people with disabilities. We worked with 232 students (average age: 23 years old, SD = 5) to whom the online instruments were applied. The results of the factor analysis show a theoretically congruent structure and adequate psychometric properties for both instruments. Participants reported positive attitudes towards people with disabilities and similar perceptions of competence towards individuals with and without disabilities. However, they reported significantly higher levels of warmth for people with disabilities. These results suggest a low disposition to report stereotypes of incompetence or dislike towards people with disabilities, but a compensatory perception of greater warmth.References
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