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Classical and modern prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World, and Social Dominance Orientation
Servidio, R.; Cammarata, I.G.; Scaffidi Abbate, C.; Boca, S. Classical and Modern Prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World and Social Dominance Orientation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2024, 21, 355.
Servidio, R.; Cammarata, I.G.; Scaffidi Abbate, C.; Boca, S. Classical and Modern Prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World and Social Dominance Orientation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 355.
Servidio, R.; Cammarata, I.G.; Scaffidi Abbate, C.; Boca, S. Classical and Modern Prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World and Social Dominance Orientation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2024, 21, 355.
Servidio, R.; Cammarata, I.G.; Scaffidi Abbate, C.; Boca, S. Classical and Modern Prejudice toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: The role of Experienced Contact, Beliefs in a Just World and Social Dominance Orientation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 355.
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of experienced contact on prejudiced attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), examining beliefs in a just world (BJW) and social dominance orientation (SDO) as potential serial mediators. Data were collected from 224 university students (M = 23.02, SD = 2.48). Path analysis modeling assessed the structural relationships between the study variables. The findings revealed that experienced contact was negatively and significantly associated with BJW and SDO. Additionally, BJW and SDO fully mediated the relationship between experienced contact and overt prejudice. These findings underscore the influence of individual differences on attitudes toward individuals with ID, establishing a crucial foundation for future research and the development of interventions aimed at reducing prejudice and discrimination.
Keywords
intellectual disabilities; classical prejudice; modern prejudice; social dominance orientation; be-liefs in a just world
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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