Publication Date
3-1-2004
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
Existing measures of attitudes toward individuals with a disability have been shown to suffer from several shortcomings in their application in organizational settings. Indirect measurement has been beyond the scope of most organizations due to the complex and expensive implementation of these methods. Direct measures have been shown to be susceptible to threats to internal validity, such as reactivity and socially desirable responding. Further, existing direct measures have focused on unidimensional aspects of attitudes toward individuals with disabilities. Research, however, has demonstrated that attitudes are multidimensional in nature. There is a need for a multidimensional scale to tap those underlying factors. This study involves the development of a multidimensional, paper and pencil measure of attitudes toward individuals with a disability.
Disciplines
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Recommended Citation
Kegley, John, "Development of a Multidimensional Scale to Measure Attitudes Toward Workers With a Disability" (2004). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 532.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/532