Title
Implicit and explicit attitudes toward people with Down syndrome: A study in schools with and without integration programmes in Chile
Other title
[Actitudes implícitas y explícitas hacia personas con síndrome de Down: Un estudio en colegios con y sin programas de integración de Chile]
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
González R.
Bohner G.
Siebler F.
Millar A.
Ordóñez G.
Torres D.
de Tezanos-Pinto P.
Universidad del Desarrollo
Publisher(s)
Routledge
Abstract
Integrated education can reduce intergroup prejudice because enhance people contact. In this area, most researches have measured explicit attitudes using self-report questionnaires, but few studies have measure implicit attitudes for this objective. This article aims to evaluate both types of attitudes towards People with Down syndrome (PWDS). Eighty Chileans pupils (11-15 years) belonging from schools with and without integration programs participated in this study. Implicit attitudes were measured with Implicit Association Test (IAT). Results showed that all students, regardless from the school system, showed implicit bias towards PWDS. In explicit attitudes, although both samples exhibited low levels of prejudice, pupils from integrated schools expressed less anxiety towards PWDS. Finally, quality of contact, quantity of contact and salience were associated with less anxiety and more positive stereotypes towards PWDS. © 2012 by Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje.
Start page
199
End page
210
Volume
27
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Educacion especial (para estudiantes dotados y aquellos con dificultades del apredizaje)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84860993484
Source
International Journal of Social Psychology
ISSN of the container
02134748
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