Florida State University, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Disabil Rehabil. 2012;34(17):1431-7. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.645109. Epub 2012 Jan 13.
To examine the relationship between disability-related humor and attitudes toward persons with disabilities in business students (i.e. "future employers").
Students watched one of two films designed to reduce negative attitudes toward persons with disabilities (one humorous in tone and the other serious in tone) or no film at all, and completed a measure of attitudes toward persons with disabilities.
Results indicated that, after controlling for previous contact with persons with disabilities, age, and gender, students who watched the humorous film reported significantly more positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities.
Disability humor may be an effective means of positively influencing attitudes toward persons with disabilities in future employers. [
• The acceptance and integration of persons with disabilities into society continues to be limited by negative attitudes.• Previous research has shown that employers with positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities maybe more likely to hire a person with a disability than employers with negative attitudes.• In this study, students who watched a humorous film reported significantly more positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities than students who watched a serious film or no film at all.• Consequently, it may be beneficial to embed disability humor into job-placement strategies in order to improve attitudes and positively influence hiring decisions.]
考察残疾相关幽默与商务专业学生（即“未来雇主”）对残疾人态度之间的关系。
学生观看了两部旨在减少对残疾人负面态度的影片之一（一部幽默，另一部严肃）或不看影片，并完成了一份对残疾人态度的测量。
结果表明，在控制了与残疾人的先前接触、年龄和性别后，观看幽默影片的学生对残疾人的态度明显更为积极。
残疾幽默可能是积极影响未来雇主对残疾人态度的有效手段。[
• 对残疾人的接受和融入社会仍然受到负面态度的限制。• 先前的研究表明，对残疾人持积极态度的雇主可能比持消极态度的雇主更有可能雇用残疾人。• 在这项研究中，观看幽默影片的学生对残疾人的态度明显比观看严肃影片或不看影片的学生更为积极。• 因此，将残疾幽默融入就业安置策略中可能有助于改善态度并积极影响招聘决策。]
