Factors related to the attitudes of nonretarded children toward their EMR peers.

Four hundred and twenty nonretarded children of both sexes attending grades five through eight in a suburban public school system were administered two attitude scales to determine the possible effects of contact, IQ, CA, and the educational level of the respondents' parents on attitudes toward their EMR peers. On one of the instruments, subjects who had contact with EMR peers reported more favorable attitudes, while on the other instrument, no differences were found. Of the subjects having contact, no differences were observed among high- and low-IQ groups. In general, the older the subjects, the more favorable were their attitudes. No differences were reported between male and female subjects. In all groups studied, the higher the level of educational attainment of the subjects' parents, the more negative were the subjects' attitudes toward their retarded peers.