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Examining implicit attitudes towards exercisers with a physical disability.

Cassandra D Dionne¹, Heather L Gainforth, Deborah A O'Malley

¹School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen's University, 28 Division Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.

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The exerciser stereotype, where active disabled individuals are viewed more positively, also exists implicitly. This implicit bias may reduce negative attitudes towards people with physical disabilities.

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Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Disability Studies
Attitude Research

Background:

Physical activity status influences explicit attitudes, reducing able-bodied individuals' stigma towards people with physical disabilities (exerciser stereotype).
The existence of the exerciser stereotype using implicit attitude measures remains uninvestigated.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the prevalence of negative implicit attitudes toward individuals with physical disabilities.
To determine if the exerciser stereotype influences implicit attitudes toward people with physical disabilities.

Main Methods:

One hundred able-bodied participants completed two Implicit Association Tests (IATs).
The Disability-Attitudes IAT measured implicit attitudes toward disabled versus non-disabled individuals.
The Disability-Activity IAT assessed implicit attitudes toward active versus inactive people with physical disabilities.

Main Results:

A significant majority (83.8%) of participants displayed negative implicit attitudes toward people with disabilities.
Implicit attitudes were more favorable towards active individuals with physical disabilities compared to inactive ones.

Conclusions:

The exerciser stereotype is present in implicit attitudes, not just explicit ones.
This implicit exerciser stereotype may help mitigate negative biases against people with physical disabilities.