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Differential Attitudes of Chinese Students Toward People With Disabilities: a Cross-Cultural Perspective

Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA

John J. Hedl

Department of Allied Health Education, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas

Harry J. Parker

Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas

Chow S. Lam

Rehabilitation Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology

Tai-Nai Chan

Vocational Evaluation Unit of the Centre for Rehabilitation Studies at the University of North Texas

Brenda Yu

Morning Hope School, Hong Kong

The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of 338 Chinese secondary school students toward three major disability groups (people who are physically disabled, emotionally disturbed, and mentally retarded) using an adaptation of the American Scale of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons (SADP). We found that physically disabled persons were rated higher across the three subscales of the SADP compared to either emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded individuals, who were rated similarly low by the students. The lack of differentiation between the two men tal handicapping conditions is at variance with contemporary western findings. The overall negative attitudes toward people with mental disabilities may have significant implications for community rehabilitation programming for this population.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 34, No. 4, 267-273 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/002076408803400404


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