Differences between native Israelis and immigrants from the former Soviet Union in attitudes toward physical disability

The current research examined differences between native Israelis and immigrants from the former Soviet Union in attitudes toward physical disability, and focused on the role of socio-cultural variables, personality factors, and social desirability on such attitudes. The Attitudes toward Disabled People Scale (ATDP), the Big Five Inventory, and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale were completed by 152 native Israelis and 105 immigrants. Results demonstrated that native Israelis' attitudes were significantly more positive than those of the immigrants. Moreover, while personality factors were significant predictors of ATDP scores for native Israelis, they were all but nullified for the immigrant group, whose main significant predictors were the factors of social desirability. (From the article)