Attitudes toward intellectual disability among Southeast and Middle Asians
by Nguyen, My Kim T., M.S., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA, 2009, 57 pages; 1468751

Abstract:

Attitudes toward intellectual disability (ID) among Southeast and Middle Asians as they relate to ethnic identity, acculturation, and generation status was studied. It was hypothesized that attitudes toward ID would be more negative for individuals who are of older generation status (i.e., first-generation vs. second-generation Asians), have stronger ethnic identity, and are less acculturated. Participants were obtained through Asian—related organizations, snowball sampling, the USA Psychology Department subject pool, and an Asian community website. Measures included the Mental Retardation Attitude Inventory-Revised (MRAI-R), Demographics Questionnaire, Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), and Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale (SL-ASIA). Results indicate that second-generation Asians had more positive attitudes toward ID than first-generation Asians. Participants with strong ethnic identity had more positive attitudes toward ID. Also, level of acculturation was not related to participants' attitudes toward ID.

 
AdviserLisa A. Turner
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
SourceMAI/ 47-06, p. , Oct 2009
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsClinical psychology; Ethnic studies
Publication Number1468751
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