%0 Journal Article
%T Disability and Sexual Orientation Disclosure on Employment Interview Ratings: An Analogue Study
%A Asha Kumar
%A Franco Dispenza
%A Jonathan Procter
%A Jonathan Standish
%A Spenser Norris
%J Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
%@ 1538-4853
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0034355217725888
%X This study examined the effects of sexual orientation disclosure, disability type disclosure (physical, psychiatric, no disability disclosed), and an applicant¡¯s gender on employment interview ratings. Utilizing an experimental 2 ¡Á 2 ¡Á 3 analogue research design administered via Internet, a total of 424 undergraduate university students from a Southeast U.S. urban university volunteered to participate in the study. Volunteers were randomly assigned to one of 12 conditions in which a mock applicant¡¯s sexual orientation and disability type were not disclosed. Participants reviewed resume and interview transcripts of the applicant they were randomly assigned to, and then rated the applicant¡¯s qualifications, work skills, and their own personal comfort with disclosure. Participants were also asked to provide narratives regarding their decision-making process. A factorial MANCOVA revealed a statistically significant interaction effect for sexual orientation disclosure, disability type disclosure, and gender. Findings are discussed, along with limitations, implications for rehabilitation counseling, and implications for future research
%K hiring bias
%K sexual orientation
%K disability
%K discrimination
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0034355217725888