Gaje Gerardo D, Saylor Conway, DeRoma Virginia
United States Marine Corps, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2002 Jun;90(3 Pt 2):1211-20. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.3c.1211.
This study measured the anxiety, attitudes toward people with disabilities, and sex roles of a sample of undergraduate men attending a military college in the southeast (n=58). Students who had voluntarily participated in the college's "Buddy Program," in which the students interact on a weekly basis with people with mental, physical, and emotional disabilities, were compared with peers who had had limited or no such contact. Data analysis showed no significant differences in androgyny and attitudes toward people with disabilities between the two groups. However, there was a significant difference in anxiety when interacting with persons with disabilities. Correlational analyses showed that scores indicating lower general anxiety and lower anxiety specific to interacting with persons with disabilities were significantly correlated with attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Implications for recruiting and training male volunteers to work with persons who have disabilities are discussed.
本研究对东南部一所军事学院的58名本科男生样本的焦虑水平、对残疾人的态度以及性别角色进行了测量。将自愿参加学院“伙伴计划”的学生（该计划中，学生每周与有精神、身体和情感残疾的人互动）与接触此类人员有限或没有接触的同龄人进行了比较。数据分析表明，两组在双性化特征和对残疾人的态度方面没有显著差异。然而，在与残疾人互动时，焦虑水平存在显著差异。相关分析表明，总体焦虑水平较低以及与残疾人互动时的特定焦虑水平较低的得分，与对残疾人的态度显著相关。文中还讨论了招募和培训男性志愿者与残疾人合作的意义。
