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Where does disability come from? Causal beliefs and representations about disability among romanian children and preadolescents

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Exploring and understanding the different views related to disability is essential for developing effective educational programs to reduce the related stigma and prejudice. Our study aimed to explore the spontaneous representations of disability and causal related beliefs in a sample of Romanian preadolescents and understand them through the lenses of the Social Learning and Social Dominance theories. Our study used a qualitative approach and included 407 participants aged 9 to 12 years (M = 9.88, SD = 0.66, 52.8% females). The participants were students enrolled in five public schools in four Romanian cities. The current findings suggested that participants’ disability representations were mainly related to the medical model. The preadolescents in our sample primarily considered disability as a health issue, a defect, or a missing body part. Furthermore, the most frequent causal beliefs about disability were related to the medical model, followed by the social and religious models. Finally, we discuss the potential implications of our results concerning family and school-based strategies to reduce prejudice, stigma, and discrimination against people with disabilities.

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Maftei, A., Lăzărescu, G. Where does disability come from? Causal beliefs and representations about disability among romanian children and preadolescents. Curr Psychol 42, 25548–25559 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03535-8

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