When Nonvictims Derogate

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A survey of child-care workers was conducted to assess the relationship between their perceived power and derogation of the youths they serve. As predicted, results indicate that child-care workers who experience themselves as powerful, that is, able to help the youths, offer positive perceptions of these youths and tend not to attribute their problems to enduring causes. In contrast, child-care workers who feel powerless to help the youths tend to perceive them negatively and attribute their problems to enduring causes. Implications are offered for a theoretical understanding of victim derogation within formal helping relationships.

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