Derbyshire, D.W, Spencer, A.E, Grosskopf, B and Blackmore, T (2023) 'The importance of disability representation to address implicit bias in the workplace.' Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4. e1048432.
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Abstract
Introduction:- People are disabled by barriers in society, not by their impairment. Barriers can be physical or be caused by people's implicit and explicit attitudes towards people with disabilities. Methods:- We utilise the Implicit Association Test to investigate implicit attitudes towards people with disabilities among Human Resource professionals and people involved in making hiring decisions. Results:- We find no significant differences between people who work for large companies or Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises. Similarly, working in Human Resources (or making recruitment decisions) has no effect on implicit bias. We supply the first evidence linking a person's own health status (measured using EQ-5D-5L) to their implicit bias. We find that a worse health status is associated with lower implicit bias towards people with disabilities. In addition, we find women have lower implicit bias than men. Discussion:- The discussion reflects on the need for greater disability representation within the workplace - especially in making hiring decisions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | disability, implicit biases, human resources, workplace, employment |
| Divisions: | School of Education |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2025 14:10 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2025 14:10 |
| ISSN: | 2673-6861 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17108 |
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