Causal attributions of disabilities and the choice of rehabilitation approach

In a sample of 125 college students, statistically significant relationship s were found between three causal attributions of disabilities and the reha bilitation approach chosen. Attributions to fate, or predestination, correl ated with choosing:ra get the person to accept the disability as one's lot in life; attributions to natural or medical causes correlated with choosing medical or retraining services; and attributions to societally imposed bar riers correlated with choosing the removal of those barriers, rather than t rying to change the individual with the disability. A fourth predicted rela tionship between attribution to personal responsibility and the denial of p ublic funds for rehabilitation was not supported.