Tackling stigma associated with intellectual disability among the general public: A study of two indirect contact interventions

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2200-2210

  Walker, Jessica ^a   Scior, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Behavioral intentions; Intellectual disabilities; Interventions; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIRECT CONTACT INTERVENTION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERGROUP CONTACT THEORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS; PROTEST MESSAGE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84877330316     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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