Beliefs About Disabilities May Predict COVID-19 Precautions

Key Points

  • The social model states that society is the primary cause of disability, so it is a social responsibility.
  • A new study finds that social model beliefs about disability were associated with more COVID-19 precautions.
  • People with stronger social model beliefs were more concerned about disabled people contracting COVID-19.
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Topics:
Health, Human Rights, Inclusion and access

Author:
Kathleen R. Bogart Ph.D. and Sydney Tran

Source:
Psychology Today

Date published:
Mon 28th Aug, 2023