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Bridges or Barriers? Factors that influence the readiness to work with people with disabilities

Bridges or Barriers? Factors that influence the readiness to work with people with disabilities - BRIDGE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00040254
Enrollment
126
Registered
2026-05-07
Start date
2026-05-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Potential barriers for people with mental or physical disabilities within the health system

Interventions

Group 1: Bachelor students studying psychology will once be questioned on their readiness to work with people disabilities, explicit attitudes towards disabilities, personality, need for cognition, qu

Sponsors

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Bachelor students studying psychology in Germany, sufficient understanding of the german language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: minors, not Bachelor students studying psychology in Germany, insufficient understanding of the german language

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The central research question is to investigate whether, and to what extent, therapeutic style, personality, need for cognition, contact with people with disabilities, and attitudes towards people with disabilities influence the readiness to work with people with disabilities in future therapeutic settings. All outcomes are measured once at the same point in time (T1) . Readiness to work with people with disabilities is measured using an adapted version of the ‘Readiness to Work’ questionnaire by Schlechter et al. (2020). Explicit attitudes towards disability are measured using the questionnaire for measuring explicit attitudes towards disability (EXPE-B) by Schröter et al. (2019). Personality (Openness, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness) is measured using the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) by Rammstedt & John (2007). Frequency and quality of contact are measured using items derived from Barlow et al. (2012). Need for Cognition is measured using the Need for Cognition Short Scale (NFC-K) by Beißert et al. (2015). Therapeutic Basic Assumptions are measured using all 20 items of the ‘Basic Assumptions’ subscale from the German version of the Therapeutic Attitude Scale (TASC; Klug et al., 2008). The TASC forms part of the Therapeutic Attitude Questionnaire (ThAt; Klug et al., 2008).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The following endpoints will be investigated: Personality operationalized according to the Big-Five dimensions of personality is associated with the readiness to work with people with disabilities. Quantity and quality of contact with people with disabilities is associated with the readiness to work with people with disabilities. Theurapeutic Basic Assumptions about people and psychotherapy are associated with the readiness to work with people with disabilities. The explicit attitude towards people with disabilities is associated with the readiness to work with people with disabilities. People with a higher "Need for Cognition" show a higher readiness to work with people with disabilities. All outcomes are measured once at the same point in time (T1) . Readiness to work with people with disabilities is measured using an adapted version of the ‘Readiness to Work’ questionnaire by Schlechter et al. (2020). Explicit attitudes towards disability are measured using the questionnaire for measuring explicit attitudes towards disability (EXPE-B) by Schröter et al. (2019). Personality (Openness, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness) is measured using the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) by Rammstedt & John (2007). Frequency and quality of contact are measured using items derived from Barlow et al. (2012). Need for Cognition is measured using the Need for Cognition Short Scale (NFC-K) by Beißert et al. (2015). Therapeutic Basic Assumptions are measured using all 20 items of the ‘Basic Assumptions’ subscale from the German version of the Therapeutic Attitude Scale (TASC; Klug et al., 2008). The TASC forms part of the Therapeutic Attitude Questionnaire (ThAt; Klug et al., 2008).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJens Hellmann

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

jens.hellmann@hhu.de+49 211 81-08163

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026