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Social perception of the development of disabled children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17439445     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: This experiment extends our study of perception of the disabled from the realm of personality into child development to determine if our results, which reveal prejudice against disabled adults, apply to perceptions of a toddler's development. METHODS: Participants watched a video of either a disabled or a non-disabled toddler in sessions conducted by either a disabled or a non-disabled experimenter. Participants rated the target using the Achenbach Caregiver-Teacher Report Form for ages 1.5-5 years twice: first, each participant imagined being the caregiver of the toddler at age 4 years (self-rating), and then the participant envisioned how a typical childcare provider would rate the target (other-rating). RESULTS: Data revealed an interaction between the experimenter's disability and the source of ratings. For the disabled experimenter, participants thought that "others" would perceive more behavioural problems than they themselves do. For the non-disabled experimenter, participants rated the disabled target more pessimistically in both the self- and other-ratings. CONCLUSION: As we found in our first study of disabled adults, our current results reveal subtle prejudice against disabled children.
Authors:
M V Castañeto; E W Willemsen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Child: care, health and development     Volume:  33     ISSN:  0305-1862     ISO Abbreviation:  Child Care Health Dev     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-18     Completed Date:  2007-08-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7602632     Medline TA:  Child Care Health Dev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  308-18     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Child Development*
Child, Preschool
Disabled Children*
Humans
Infant
Social Perception*

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