Year
1986
Season
Spring
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MACP)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Jerzy Karylowski
Second Advisor
Dr. Carl Hindy
Rights Statement
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Third Advisor
Dr. Linda Foley
Abstract
Attitudes of male and female subjects toward a prospective social group member who did/did not have a history of mental illness were investigated. The cognitive, behavioral and affective components of subjects' attitudes were measured. Results from the cognitive measure indicated that: 1) Subjects in the experimental condition perceived the confederate less positively on personal characteristics indicative of moral character. 2) Male subjects perceived the confederate as more dependable when she had a history of mental illness, while female subjects perceived her as less dependable when she disclosed history of mental illness. On the behavioral and affective component measures, there were no significant differences between the groups.
Suggested Citation
Walburn, Kathryn H., "Males' and Females' Attitudes Toward a Prospective Social Group Member with a History of Mental Illness" (1986). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 656.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/656