Job discrimination against applicants with the Moebius syndrome.
Acta Psychol (Amst)
; 249: 104477, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-39236584
ABSTRACT
The main characteristic of Moebius syndrome is a lack of facial expressions, which involves stigmatization in many social contexts. We examined whether an applicant with this syndrome would be rated lower in personnel selection despite having equal qualifications. In two experiments, participants rated two applicants. Ratings of an applicant with Moebius syndrome were significantly lower when videos of job interviews had been watched without giving information about the syndrome. However, ratings did not differ when still images had been presented accompanied by an audio track or when participants were informed about Moebius syndrome ahead of the video. Discriminatory decisions in personnel selection could be reduced by educating about stigma, here, a neurologically caused lack of facial expressions.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Möbius
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Psychol (Amst)
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de publicação:
Holanda