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Interactions of Handicapped and Nonhandicapped Persons: Perceived Pleasantness and Length of Contact

Of the 97 subjects who completed the "Contact Information Form" fourteen percent noted that they had never interacted with a family member, relative, friend, schoolmate, or an acquaintance who was handicapped. Seventy-four percent of the respondents noted one to three types of relationships. Among the 97 respondents, 192 relationships in all were recorded; a respondent could have more than one relationship. Of these relationships, 42% were considered to be very pleasant, 30% pleasant, 19% neutral, 4% unpleasant, and 5% very unpleasant. In most of the relationships (54% ) interactions lasted for a year or more, 13% noted relationships lasting 6 mo. to 1 yr., and 33% had relationships for less than 6 mo. The Kendall correlation was significant between the perceived pleasantness of the relationship and its length (taa = .169, N = 192, p = .003). For this group of students, the length of contact with handicapped individuals was significantly associated with the perceived pleasantness of the relationship. While the length of the contact and pleasantness are somewhat related, specific unidentified factors in affective tone may relate to specific disabilities and time.