artículo
Implicit and explicit attitudes toward people with Down syndrome: A study in schools with and without integration programmes in Chile
Fecha
2012Registro en:
10.1174/021347412800337861
0213-4748
WOS:000304325000006
Autor
Sirlopu, David
Gonzalez, Roberto
Bohner, Gerd
Siebler, Frank
Millar, Andres
Ordonez, Gabriela
Torres, David
de Tezanos Pinto, Pablo
Institución
Resumen
Integrated education can reduce intergroup prejudice because enhance people contact. In this area, most researches have measured explicit attitudes using self-report questionnaires, but few studies have measure implicit attitudes for this objective. This article aims to evaluate both types of attitudes towards People with Down syndrome (PWDS). Eighty Chileans pupils (11-15 years) belonging from schools with and without integration programs participated in this study. Implicit attitudes were measured with Implicit Association Test (IAT). Results showed that all students, regardless from the school system, showed implicit bias towards PWDS. In explicit attitudes, although both samples exhibited low levels of prejudice, pupils from integrated schools expressed less anxiety towards PWDS. Finally, quality of contact, quantity of contact and salience were associated with less anxiety and more positive stereotypes towards PWDS.