Self-other overlap: A unique predictor of willingness to work with people with disability as part of one's career.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with disability (PWD) often rely on others, both for direct support and for the creation of enabling environments to meet their needs. This need makes it crucial for professionals to be willing to work with PWD, and for people to pursue careers that focus on supporting PWD.

Objectives

To explore self-other overlap as a unique predictor of willingness to work with PWD as part of one's career, using three studies.

Methods

Studies 1 and 2 used cross-sectional surveys of college undergraduates to explore: 1. whether an association between self-other overlap and willingness to work with PWD exists, and 2. whether self-other overlap is a unique predictor, controlling for attitudes and empathy. Study 3 investigated whether self-other overlap is associated w

SUBMITTER: Ioerger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6690537 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature