Does volunteering with children affect attitudes toward adults with disabilities? A prospective study of unequal contact

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 164-173

  Fichten, Catherine S ^a,d,e   Schipper, Fay ^b   Cutler, Neu ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Mackay Center   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DAWSON COLLEGE   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SELF EVALUATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 20044363831     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.50.2.164     Document Type: Article

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