ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Perceptions of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: The Relationship with Contact

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Susan Field
    Georgian Court University
  • Jerry Petroff
    The College of New Jersey
  • Lauren Jensen
    Georgian Court University
  • Kaitlyn Cuisinier
    Georgian Court University

Abstract

Students at two US institutions of higher education completed measures of attitudes toward and contact with intellectual disability (ID). TCNJ houses an inclusive program for students with ID; GCU is starting a program. Students at TCNJ showed more positive attitudes toward ID, and greater contact predicted more positive attitudes.

Prejudice