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Enabling or disabling? Students' attitudes toward persons with disabilities.

M Lyons1

  • 1Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
|April 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Occupational therapy students’ attitudes toward people with disabilities do not differ from business students. Positive attitudes are linked to meaningful social contact, not just caregiver roles. Curricula should foster valued social roles for students.

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Area of Science:

  • Disability Studies
  • Occupational Therapy Education
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Societal devaluation of persons with disabilities is a concern.
  • Occupational therapy students' attitudes may influence this devaluation.
  • Understanding these attitudes is crucial for inclusive practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the attitudes of undergraduate occupational therapy students toward people with disabilities.
  • To compare these attitudes with those of business students.
  • To identify factors influencing students' attitudes, such as educational level and type of contact.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale-Form A.
  • Sample included 223 occupational therapy and 326 business students at an Australian university.

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  • Compared attitudes based on academic year and nature of contact with persons with disabilities.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant difference in attitudes between freshman occupational therapy students and business students.
    • Occupational therapy students' attitudes did not significantly change with years of education.
    • Students with valued social role contact (beyond caregiver roles) showed significantly more positive attitudes.

    Conclusions:

    • Initial attitudes of occupational therapy students are comparable to other fields.
    • Meaningful social interaction, emphasizing valued attributes, positively shapes attitudes.
    • Occupational therapy curricula should integrate experiences promoting valued social roles for students with persons with disabilities.