Classical and Modern Prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World and Social Dominance Orientation

Rocco Servidio (), Ivan Giuseppe Cammarata, Costanza Scaffidi Abbate and Stefano Boca
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Rocco Servidio: Department of Culture, Education and Society, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Ivan Giuseppe Cammarata: Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Costanza Scaffidi Abbate: Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Stefano Boca: Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of experienced contact on prejudiced attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs), examining beliefs in a just world (BJW) and social dominance orientation (SDO) as potential serial mediators. Data were collected from 224 university students (M = 23.02, SD = 2.48). Path analysis modelling assessed the structural relationships between the study variables. The findings revealed that experienced contact was negatively and significantly associated with BJW and SDO. Additionally, BJW and SDO fully mediated the relationship between experienced contact and overt prejudice. These findings underscore the influence of individual differences on attitudes towards individuals with ID, establishing a crucial foundation for future research and the development of interventions aimed at reducing prejudice and discrimination.

Keywords: beliefs in a just world; classical prejudice; intellectual disabilities; modern prejudice; social dominance orientation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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