The development and psychometric validation of the disability attitude implicit association test

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-213

  Pruett, Steven R ^a   Chan, Fong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes measurement; Demographics; Disabled (attitude toward); Psychosocial factors; Student attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TOWARD DISABLED PERSONS SCALE; COLLETT LESTER FEAR OF DEATH SCALE; CONTACT WITH DISABLED PERSONS SCALE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY ATTITUDE IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MOTIVATION TO RESPOND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TOWARD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARLOWE CROWNE SOCIAL DESIRABILITY SCALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33747413379     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.51.3.202     Document Type: Article

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