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Randall, Marjorie L., author Cropanzano, Russell, advisor Thornton, George C., 1940-, committee member Slater, Michael, committee member Rickard, Kathryn Marie, committee member 2007-01-03T06:06:29Z 2007-01-03T06:06:29Z 1998 1998_Fall_Randall_Marjorie.pdf ETDF1998400019PSYC http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80828 https://doi.org/10.25675/3.024716 The purpose of this study was to examine the relative impact of a task partner's physical disability, performance, and interpersonal behavior on the other partner's evaluations of and willingness to collaborate with that individual on a subsequent task. Participants were 198 students paired with a female confederate in one of eight combinations of conditions: nondisabled/disabled (paraplegic), success/failure, pleasant/unpleasant. Each participant/confederate pair completed a set of tasks, after which participants were asked to evaluate their partner and indicate how much they wanted to work with her again on a subsequent task. In general, participants did not respond the same way to the interpersonal behavior of a disabled confederate as they did with a nondisabled partner. Four theoretical models (kindness, social desirability, response amplification, reversed responses) were tested; none of these was supported. Contrary to findings of previous research, predicted affective response to disability was not found; rather, the findings support the notion of disability having a cognitive effect and moderating other variables' impact on evaluations and work-related decisions. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. doctoral dissertations English eng Colorado State University. Libraries Catalog record number (MMS ID): 991005661369703361 HV3011.R35 1998 1980-1999 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. People with disabilities -- Employment Discrimination against people with disabilities Sociology of disability Coworker reactions to a partner with a physical disability Text Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Doctoral Psychology Colorado State University This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/). You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). open.access