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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 22(4) pp. 471-485, 1997
© 1997 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Children's Perception of, and Atitude Towards, Unfamiliar Peers with Facial Port-Wine Stains1

Colin Demellweek2,, Gery M. Humphris, Margaret Hare and James Brown

University of Liverpool, Walton Hospital Liverpool

2All correspondence should be addressed to Colin Demelweek, Department of Clinical Psychology, Whelan Building, The Quadrangle, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool University, L69 3GB, United Kingdom

Evaluated children's perception of, and attitude towards, unfamiliar peers with facial port-wine stains (PWS). Participants (ages 8 to 11 years) from three grades were shown videoclips of the same 6 children, 3 of whom (2 girls and I boy) were seen with a (fake) PWS by participants from one grade. Participants from different grades saw a different I of these 3 children with a PWS. Participants thought PWS would attract staring and teasing; for the boy it would cause self-pants and, for one of the girls, it would make getting a boyfriend more difficult, but the stain did not significantly affectparticipants' assessment of the attractiveness and character or willingness to interact become friendly with the children on the video. Possible reasons for this discrepancy are discussed

Key words: port-wine stains; facial disfigurement; attitudes; prejudice.


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