Changing negative attitudes towards persons with physical disabilities: An experimental intervention

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-69

  Krahé, Barbara ^a   Altwasser, Colette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Contact hypothesis; Physical disability; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644451884     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.849     Document Type: Article

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