Disability Dimensions: Course, Risk and Mortality Salience Predict Workplace Bias

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  • Kimberly J. Wilson Roosevelt University
  • Adrian Thomas Roosevelt University
  • Jacqueline K. Deuling Roosevelt University

Keywords:

Organizational Psychology, Disability Dimensions

Abstract

The current study explored the course, risk and mortality salience of a specific disability (N=242). Four job candidates were presented with varying forms of that disability; yet the results indicated ratings of work-related variables changed depending upon perceived dimensions (course and risk) of the candidates’ disability. Furthermore, findings demonstrated a difference in perceived trainability and absenteeism when mortality was made salient. Implications reveal the potential importance of using a dimensional approach to studying individuals with a disability and relevant consequences for organizations when the course, risk or mortality of the disability is made salient.

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Published

2016-06-01

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Wilson, K. J., Thomas, A., & Deuling, J. K. (2016). Disability Dimensions: Course, Risk and Mortality Salience Predict Workplace Bias. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 16(2). Retrieved from https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JOP/article/view/1795

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