Receptivity of Community Residents to Tenants of Community Mental Health Residences as Neighbours.

Autor/inn/en	Aubry, Tim; und weitere
Titel	Receptivity of Community Residents to Tenants of Community Mental Health Residences as Neighbours.
Quelle	(1993), (34 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled); Community Attitudes; Community Programs; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Developmental Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Group Homes; Mental Retardation; Neighborhoods; Canada (Winnipeg) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Entwicklungsstörung; Ausland; Gruppenheim; Geistige Behinderung; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft
Abstract	Using a theoretical model developed from Ajzen's and Fishbein's (1980) theory of reasoned action, researchers investigated the neighboring intentions of community residents toward mentally disabled individuals. A random sample of 345 residents in Winnipeg, Canada, responded to a survey by mail. Questionnaires were randomly assigned one of eight vignettes that systematically varied the characteristics of place of residence (community mental health facility or normal residence), level of disability (mild or severe), and sex of neighbors. Respondents were asked about their personal beliefs, normative beliefs, attitude, subjective norm, and behavioral intentions regarding living in proximity to the neighbor described in the vignette. For neighboring characteristics, the level of disability significantly influenced residents' neighborly interaction with mentally disabled individuals. The correlation between the type of residence and positive neighboring, provides support to those advocating the replacement of formal residential programs for mentally disabled individuals with supported, regular housing. Results show that living in a designated community health facility impedes the disabled individual's full acceptance as a neighbor. This research model identified factors that facilitate neighborly contact with mentally disabled individuals from the perspective of community residents. (Contains 43 references.) (RJM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC