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Implicit associations related to physical disability among nursing students
Jeremiah Lum1, Whitney Morean1, Angela Maccarrone1
1Seattle Pacific University, USA.
Disability and Health Journal
|June 22, 2021
Summary
Most nursing students show implicit bias favoring able-bodied individuals over those with disabilities. This highlights the need to understand automatic processing and its impact on clinician behavior.
Area of Science:
- Disability Studies
- Healthcare Professional Education
- Psychology
Background:
- Negative disability beliefs correlate with adverse outcomes for disabled individuals.
- Understanding disability attitudes is crucial for effective clinical care.
- Existing research often overlooks implicit attitudes, focusing instead on explicit biases.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate implicit disability attitudes among nursing students.
- To analyze data from the Disability Attitude Implicit Association Test (DA-IAT) in this population.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional pilot study design was employed.
- Ninety-five nursing students (88.7% female) participated.
- Participants completed the DA-IAT online, followed by demographic questions.
Main Results:
- Participants demonstrated faster associations between able-bodied status and positive descriptors.
- A significant majority (87%) implicitly favored able-bodiedness over disability.
Conclusions:
- The study reveals prevalent implicit bias favoring able-bodiedness among nursing students.
- Further research is needed to model the link between automatic processing, disability attitudes, and clinical behavior.
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