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An Experimental Approach to Assessing the Attitudes of Social Service and Healthcare Employees toward the Homeless
Journal of Social Service Research ( IF 1.193 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-02 , DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2020.1745350
Mia Budescu 1 , Amanda Sisselman-Borgia 2 , Gina C. Torino 3
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Abstract

The current study examined attitudes about the homeless among a range of social service and healthcare employees using both self-report and an experimental approach. Ninety-six respondents were recruited from drop-in shelters, medical facilities and social service agencies. After completing an initial measure of homelessness stigmatization, participants were randomly assigned into one of two experimental conditions in which they were given a description of a fictional 20-year-old client described as either homeless or domiciled. It was hypothesized that prior to the manipulation there will be no differences between the two groups and that the manipulation would induce those who read about the homeless client to subsequently endorse more stereotyped beliefs than those who read about a domiciled counterpart. The results revealed no pre-manipulation differences between the groups, while the manipulation invoked beliefs that the homeless client was dangerous, needed help with reading and financial literacy, and needed advice on personal hygiene, compared to the control group. These results highlight the work that still needs to be done in training service providers in terms of providing a bias-free environment for potential clients. Future studies should investigate whether proper training and education reduce preexisting assumptions about homeless clients.



中文翻译:

一种评估社会服务和医疗保健人员对无家可归者态度的实验方法

抽象的

当前的研究使用自我报告和实验方法研究了一系列社会服务和医疗保健从业人员对无家可归者的态度。从临时收容所,医疗设施和社会服务机构中招募了96名受访者。在完成对无家可归者的污名化的初步措施之后,将参与者随机分配到两个实验条件之一中,在其中给他们一个描述虚构的20岁客户的描述,该客户被描述为无家可归者或住所。假设在操纵之前,两组之间不会有任何区别,并且操纵会诱使那些了解无家可归者的人随后认可比那些定居的伴侣更多的刻板印象。结果显示,与对照组相比,两组之间在操作前没有差异,而这种操作引起了这样的信念,即无家可归的客户是危险的,需要阅读和财务知识方面的帮助,并且需要有关个人卫生的建议。这些结果突出表明,在为潜在客户提供无偏见的环境方面,培训服务提供商仍需要完成工作。未来的研究应调查适当的培训和教育是否减少了关于无家可归者的先前假设。这些结果突出表明,在为潜在客户提供无偏见的环境方面,培训服务提供商仍需要完成工作。未来的研究应调查适当的培训和教育是否减少了关于无家可归者的先前假设。这些结果突出表明,在为潜在客户提供无偏见的环境方面,培训服务提供商仍需要完成工作。未来的研究应调查适当的培训和教育是否减少了关于无家可归者的先前假设。

更新日期:2020-04-02
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