Differential Attitudes of Chinese Students Toward People With Disabilities: a Cross-Cultural Perspective

Fong Chan, John J. Hedl, Harry J. Parker, Chow S. Lam, Tai-Nai Chan and Brenda Yu
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Fong Chan: Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
John J. Hedl: Department of Allied Health Education, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
Harry J. Parker: Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
Chow S. Lam: Rehabilitation Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Tai-Nai Chan: Vocational Evaluation Unit of the Centre for Rehabilitation Studies at the University of North Texas
Brenda Yu: Morning Hope School, Hong Kong

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1988, vol. 34, issue 4, 267-273

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of 338 Chinese secondary school students toward three major disability groups (people who are physically disabled, emotionally disturbed, and mentally retarded) using an adaptation of the American Scale of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons (SADP). We found that physically disabled persons were rated higher across the three subscales of the SADP compared to either emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded individuals, who were rated similarly low by the students. The lack of differentiation between the two men tal handicapping conditions is at variance with contemporary western findings. The overall negative attitudes toward people with mental disabilities may have significant implications for community rehabilitation programming for this population.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1177/002076408803400404

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