Children's willingness to share activities with a physically handicapped peer: Am I more willing than my classmates?

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 367-375

  Morgan, Sam B ^a   Bieberich, Andrea A ^a   Walker, Mark ^a   Schwerdtfeger, Heidi ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavioral intentions; Physical disability; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0031743363     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/23.6.367     Document Type: Article

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