Public attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities after viewing Olympic or Paralympic performance
Journal article
Ferrara, K., Burns, J. and Mills, H. 2015. Public attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities after viewing Olympic or Paralympic performance. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. 32 (1), pp. 19-33. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2014-0136
Authors | Ferrara, K., Burns, J. and Mills, H. |
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Abstract | Despite some changes to the way that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are viewed in society, negative attitudes prevail. One of the aspirations of the 2012 Paralympic games was to influence the public’s attitudes toward people with disabilities. The aim of this study was to investigate whether stimuli depicting people with ID performing at Paralympic level of competition change attitudes toward ID. A mixed randomized comparison design was employed comparing 2 groups: those who viewed Paralympic-level ID sport footage and information and those who viewed Olympic footage and information. One hundred fourteen students, mean age 25 yr, were administered measures of implicit (subconscious) attitudes toward disability and explicit (belief-based) attitudes toward ID. Implicit attitudes significantly changed in a positive direction for both groups. The findings provide evidence that both Paralympic (ID) and Olympic media coverage may have at least a short-term effect on attitudes toward people with disabilities. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly |
Journal citation | 32 (1), pp. 19-33 |
ISSN | 0736-5829 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2014-0136 |
Publication dates | |
Jan 2015 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Jan 2015 |
Accepted | 08 Aug 2014 |
Output status | Published |
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https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/87324/public-attitudes-toward-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-after-viewing-olympic-or-paralympic-performance
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