Exploring Stereotypes of Athletes With a Disability: A Behaviors From Intergroup Affect and Stereotypes Map Comparison
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Rachael C. Stone [1] ; Shane N. Sweet [2] ; Marie-Josée Perrier [3] ; Tara MacDonald [1] ; Kathleen A. Martin Ginis [4] ; Amy E. Latimer-Cheung [1]
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[1] Queen's University
Queen's University
Canadá
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[2] McGill University
McGill University
Canadá
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[3] McMaster University
McMaster University
Canadá
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[4] University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Canadá
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- Localización: Adapted physical activity quaterly, ISSN 0736-5829, Vol. 36, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 339-358
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Identifying as a regular exerciser has been found to effectively alter stereotypes related to warmth and competence for adults with a physical disability; however, it remains unclear how sport participation can influence this trend. Therefore, this study aimed to examine warmth and competence perceptions of adults with a physical disability portrayed as elite and nonelite athletes relative to other athletic and nonathletic subgroups of adults with and without a physical disability in the context of the stereotype content model. Using survey data from able-bodied participants (N = 302), cluster analyses were applied to a behaviors from intergroup affect and stereotypes map for displaying the intersection of warmth and competence perceptions. The results demonstrated that adults with a physical disability who are described as elite athletes (i.e., Paralympians) are clustered with high warmth and high competence, similar to their able-bodied athletic counterparts (i.e., Olympians). The findings suggest that perceiving athletic and elite sport statuses for adults with a physical disability may counter the stereotypes commonly applied to this group
