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Coworker reactions to a partner with a physical disability

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dc.contributor.authorRandall, Marjorie L., author
dc.contributor.authorCropanzano, Russell, advisor
dc.contributor.authorThornton, George C., 1940-, committee member
dc.contributor.authorSlater, Michael, committee member
dc.contributor.authorRickard, Kathryn Marie, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T06:06:29Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T06:06:29Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the relative impact of a task partner's physical disability, performance, and interpersonal behavior on the other partner's evaluations of and willingness to collaborate with that individual on a subsequent task. Participants were 198 students paired with a female confederate in one of eight combinations of conditions: nondisabled/disabled (paraplegic), success/failure, pleasant/unpleasant. Each participant/confederate pair completed a set of tasks, after which participants were asked to evaluate their partner and indicate how much they wanted to work with her again on a subsequent task. In general, participants did not respond the same way to the interpersonal behavior of a disabled confederate as they did with a nondisabled partner. Four theoretical models (kindness, social desirability, response amplification, reversed responses) were tested; none of these was supported. Contrary to findings of previous research, predicted affective response to disability was not found; rather, the findings support the notion of disability having a cognitive effect and moderating other variables' impact on evaluations and work-related decisions. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifier1998_Fall_Randall_Marjorie.pdf
dc.identifierETDF1998400019PSYC
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/80828
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991005661369703361
dc.relationHV3011.R35 1998
dc.relation.ispartof1980-1999
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dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Employment
dc.subjectDiscrimination against people with disabilities
dc.subjectSociology of disability
dc.titleCoworker reactions to a partner with a physical disability
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thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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