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Taubman-Ben-Ari, Orit; Eherenfreund-Hager, Ahinoam; Findler, Liora – Death Studies, 2011
Attitudes toward teenagers with and without physical disabilities, and their social acceptance, were examined from the perspective of terror management theory and the broaden and build theory. Participants (n = 390, aged 13-17) were divided into 3 experimental conditions: positive emotions, mortality salience, and control. Then, they were shown…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Physical Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Peer Acceptance
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Schwarzwald, Joseph; Hoffman, Michael A. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1993
How academic and ethnic considerations combine in the determination of social acceptance was assessed in a short-term longitudinal study of 721 Israeli seventh graders. Both academic standing and ethnicity influence interpersonal acceptance consistently across the school year, but academic considerations have a greater impact. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries