In the United States, one in five adults are impacted by some form of mental illness in any given year, but only about 40% of individuals seek professional mental health support. While occupational therapists (OT) may work with individuals with mental illness to improve social skills, activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental ADLs, and…

This study presents a three-year replication and extension of Maurer's (2013) evaluation of a classroom activity to reduce prejudice and discrimination. Students in six sections of an introductory family science course were assigned to one of three conditions and one of two target marginalized groups for a 3x2 design. Results differed…

Results of the 1977 replication study of Bogardus' 1926, 1946, 1956, and 1966 studies supported the half-century trend toward decreasing social distance with respect to many of the 30 ethnic groups studied. (Author/CM)

This pilot project tests the effectiveness of group process techniques and value clarification strategies for changing attitudes of senior high school students participating in a curriculum involving extensive media utilization. Specifically, the study provides opportunities for students: (1) to examine alternatives and to talk about the values…

The effect of reading works of a literary nature on the modification of certain attitudes toward Negroes of a selected white urban high school population was investigated. Nine books were selected as prescribed reading; the books were of mixed genre: six fiction, two non-fiction, and one photographic essay. Attitude scales administered to the…