Public Stigmatization of People with Intellectual Disability during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Dekker, Maria R.; Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; Frielink, Noud; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.
Titel	Public Stigmatization of People with Intellectual Disability during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 127 (2022) 6, S.485-494 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Attitudes toward Disabilities; Intellectual Disability; COVID-19; Pandemics; Public Opinion; Stereotypes; Foreign Countries; Familiarity; Social Discrimination; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Öffentliche Meinung; Klischee; Ausland; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Niederlande
Abstract	This study aimed to examine the level of discrimination against people with intellectual disability during COVID-19, and assessed stereotypes, levels of familiarity with people with intellectual disability, and personal experiences with COVID-19 as potential correlates. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a large sample from the Dutch population (n = 1,797). Salient stereotype factors of people with intellectual disability were "friendly" and "in need of help," but not "give nuisance." Those respondents who were unfamiliar with people with intellectual disability in real life demonstrated higher levels of discrimination, perceiving them as more of a nuisance and as being less in need of help, in comparison to those who were more familiar. People with intellectual disability were judged by an ambivalent set of stereotypes during the COVID-19 pandemic that were in line with pre-COVID-19 findings and as such seemed to be fairly persistent and robust. There is a pressing need to both raise awareness of stereotypes towards and discrimination against people with intellectual disability via advocacy and education, and to facilitate positive encounters. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01