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How College Students With and Without Disabilities Perceive Themselves and Each Other
Author(s) -
Kelly Anita E.,
Sedlacek William E.,
Scales William R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb01732.x
Subject(s) - conscientiousness , agreeableness , psychology , extraversion and introversion , personality , big five personality traits , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology
This study explored how college students with (n = 80) and without disabilities ( n = 76) rated themselves, how each group rated members of the other group, and how each group perceived that the other group would rate them on a 24‐item personality instrument that was designed to assess five factors of personality: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and culture. Results revealed that the two groups rated each other in a stereotypical manner: Students with disabilities were seen as more conscientious and cultured than were students without disabilities, whereas students without disabilities were seen as more extraverted and emotionally stable than were students with disabilities. When the students rated themselves, however, no such differences between the two groups emerged. Implications of the results for clinical practice are discussed.