The effects of appearance and intellectual disability identification on perceptions of and affective and behavioral intentions toward individuals with intellectual disabilities
dc.contributor.author | McManus, Jessica Lynn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-19T15:57:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-19T15:57:20Z | |
dc.date.graduationmonth | May | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2010-04-19T15:57:20Z | |
dc.date.published | 2010 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Research has shown that attributions and behavioral reactions toward individuals may be based on their appearance; our studies examined how appearance-based assessments for individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs) determined how others think and react toward a target individual. Two studies examined the effects of appearance and identification on perceptions (i.e., agentic and communal traits) and behavioral reactions (i.e, self-efficacy expectations, anxiety, willingness to interact) toward targets. Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that individuals with atypical appearances were rated higher on communal than agentic traits. Study 2 revealed that greater self-efficacy expectations and lower anxiety were associated with individuals with atypical appearances and individuals identified as having an ID. These studies increase understanding of perceiver-focused and target-focused factors related to bias toward individuals with IDs. | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | Donald A. Saucier | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Psychology | en_US |
dc.description.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/3649 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University | en |
dc.subject | Intellectual disabilities | en_US |
dc.subject | Perceptions | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Education, Special (0529) | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Psychology, General (0621) | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Psychology, Social (0451) | en_US |
dc.title | The effects of appearance and intellectual disability identification on perceptions of and affective and behavioral intentions toward individuals with intellectual disabilities | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |