Heinze Nikki, Jones Lee, Bertiz Firuzé, Saunders Emma, Gomes Renata S M
BRAVO VICTOR, London, United Kingdom.
Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2024 Mar 7;15:1359074. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359074. eCollection 2024.
Despite legislation to protect people with visual impairment (V.I.) from discrimination in the United Kingdom (UK), the latter continue to experience overt and covert negative behaviours. Perceived discrimination has been associated with an adverse impact on identity, health and well-being, while negative attitudes have been identified as the biggest barrier to participation in everyday life. This article provides a narrative review of existing evidence of how the UK public treats (behaviours), thinks (perceptions) and feels (attitudes) about people with V.I. Despite limitations, the findings suggest that there is a gap between the behaviours reported by people with V.I. and the attitudes expressed by members of the UK public. Social psychological theories are used to explore possible reasons for this gap, and ways in which it may be addressed. As such, the article provides an example of how social psychological theories can be used to address problems in an applied context.
尽管英国有立法保护视力障碍者免受歧视，但他们仍不断遭遇公开和隐蔽的负面行为。感知到的歧视已被证明会对身份认同、健康和幸福产生不利影响，而消极态度则被视为参与日常生活的最大障碍。本文对英国公众如何对待（行为）、看待（认知）和感受（态度）视力障碍者的现有证据进行了叙述性综述。尽管存在局限性，但研究结果表明，视力障碍者报告的行为与英国公众表达的态度之间存在差距。本文运用社会心理学理论来探究造成这一差距的可能原因，以及解决这一差距的方法。因此，本文提供了一个如何运用社会心理学理论来解决应用情境中问题的实例。
