Download or read book Impacts of Various Interventions on Attitudes of College Students Toward Individuals with Development Disabilities written by Christina Marasevic and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attitudes of Third year College Students Toward Individuals with Disabilities written by Joseph G. Esposito and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in attitudes towards people with disabilities of third-year college students enrolled in health care majors and non-health care majors. BACKGROUND: A person's perception of a person with a disability may directly affect the quality of care that a person with a disability may receive. Language affects how people are perceived. Using person-first language can perpetuate positive attitudes towards individuals with disabilities. SUBJECTS: One hundred and eighty-nine third-year Springfield College students enrolled in a major served as subjects. Demographics such as age, sex, major, religion, and exposure to people with disabilities were obtained. METHODS: Surveys were distributed to third- year students. The survey contained pictures of 7 people with physical disabilities and a response sheet. Responses to each picture were limited to 2 sentences or less. A demographic questionnaire was also administered. ANALYSIS: A demographic profile of the subjects was obtained through descriptive statistics. The average age of the sample population was 20.45 years and consisted of 50.8% males and 49.2% females. Health care majors were accountable for 27.5% ofthe sample population while non-health care majors accounted for 72.5%. Level of exposure to people with disabilities of the sample population was 30.7% once or twice a week, 27% a few times a year, 24.3% three or more times a week, 13.2% twice a month, and 4.8% rarely, if ever. Answers to the survey were reviewed by two of the researchers using the Use of First Person Language Scale (UPFLS). A Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine any differences between health care majors and non-health care majors in respect to attitudes towards people with disabilities. A second Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine differences in UPFLS between genders. A Spearman-Rho test was used to evaluate correlation between exposure to people with disabilities and use of person-first language. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in UPFLS between students in health care and non-health care majors (Z score -1.855). Therefore, the authors fail to reject the null hypothesis, which stated that there is no difference in attitudes toward people with disabilities between students in health care and non-health care majors. A significant difference was found in UPFLS between females and males (Z score -2.225). No correlation was found between exposure to people with disabilities and UPFLS (r = 0.15). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: No significant difference in attitudes toward people with disabilities was found between third-year college students of health care and non-health care majors. Students at Springfield College in health care majors were found to have similar attitudes toward people with disabilities as students in non-health care majors. Female subjects had significantly more positive attitudes toward people with disabilities than males. Prior research studying contributing factors to attitudes toward people with disabilities have varying results in choice of major and gender. Research has also shown that the use of disabling language by health care workers can lead to decreased rehabilitation outcomes. Departments of health care majors at colleges and universities may prepare more sensitive, positive, and effective health care workers through the integration of education and exposure to person first language.
Download or read book Effect of Service learning Programs on Kinesiology Students Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities written by Jung-Hoon Park and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACKGROUND: Service-learning programs have shown to be effective for college students to develop positive attitudes toward people with disabilities. Such positive attitudes are particularly important for Kinesiology major students as they are trained to become future health and fitness professionals. Due to COVID-19 pandemic disruption, most in-person service-learning programs were transformed into virtual platforms. PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of a 16-week in-person and virtual service-learning programs on Kinesiology major students' attitudes toward people with disabilities (ATPD). METHODS: A total of 100 Kinesiology undergraduate students completed in this intervention study with 33 students in In-person program, 34 in virtual program, and 33 in control. Each participant assisted community members with disabilities in 50-minute therapeutic exercise sessions twice a week for 16 weeks under clinical supervision via in-person or virtual platform. The control group attended non-service learning Kinesiology course. Changes in students' attitudes toward people with disabilities were measured by using the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) (Yuker, 1966), which was administered online before and after the 16-week intervention. RESULTS: A 3x2 mixed model ANOVA showed significant group x time interaction (p
Download or read book Attitudes of College Students Toward People with Disabilities in Various Social Contexts written by Azzahrah Anuar and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individuals' feelings, beliefs and attitudes toward people with disabilities have an influence on their willingness to engage in the social relationship with people with disabilities such as forming friendship at the workplace or romantic relationship with people with disabilities. This study explored the attitudes of students toward people with disabilities and their attitudes in the social context of dating, marriage, and work. The study is a cross-sectional survey design. The sample in this study was drawn using convenient sampling. The survey was administered to 575 undergraduate and graduate students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). The researcher examined the influence of students' gender, their previous contact with people with disabilities, cultural factor, and disability status on the general attitudes and students' attitudes toward people with disabilities in various social contexts. The study also assessed the relationship between students' attitudes toward people with disabilities and attitudes toward people with disabilities in various social contexts. Two scales were used to assess students' attitudes in this study which include the Scale of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons (SADP-R) and Disability Social Relations Generalized Disability Scale (DSRGDS). The first instrument measured students' general disability attitude and the second instrument measured students' attitude in the social domain of dating, marriage, and work. In terms of general disability attitude, female students expressed more positive attitudes than male students. International students were found to have more positive attitudes than American students. Students who had previous contact with people with disabilities and students who indicated having a disability had more favorable attitudes toward people with disabilities in general. Based on the multiple regression analysis results, gender, cultural factor (citizenship), disability status, and prior contact (intensity of the relationship) were found to be significant predictors of students' general attitudes toward persons with disability at SIUC. Results of the study provided information about the attitudes of students in various social contexts. Female students had more favorable attitudes toward people with disabilities than male students in the context of dating, marriage, and work. Results showed international students had more favorable attitudes in various social contexts than American students. Those who have indicated having previous contact with people with disabilities and having a disability were likely to have more positive attitudes in the social context than those with no prior contact and without a disability. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to determine predictors that significantly affect the attitudes of SIUC students in various social contexts. The results revealed that gender, citizenship, disability status, prior contact with people with disabilities (intensity of the relationship with people with disabilities), and their self-reported general disability attitudes (the SADP-R scores) were predictors that significantly improved the ability to predict the DSRGDS scores. Correlation analyses result indicated a significant relationship between SIUC students' attitudes toward people with disabilities in general and attitudes in various social contexts. Understanding the relative importance of disability attitude in various social contexts will add to the existing body of research and literature specific to disability attitude in rehabilitation counseling and may assist in the development of appropriate training to improve disability awareness and education.
Download or read book Disability Awareness written by Aubrey G. Culp and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For this dissertation, two studies were conducted. Study one examined if self-efficacy differed based on knowledge, attitudes, sex, major, education level, and experience with disability among college students enrolled in health education courses. Study two examined the effect of self-efficacy, sex, major, education level, and experience with disability on disability-related behaviors and intentions among college students. Study One Abstract Background: People with disabilities (PWD) are at risk for poor health due, in part, to limited access to health-related services including access to relative health promotion and education information and programming. Research indicates that inadequate knowledge, poor attitudes, and low self-efficacy among health professionals limits their ability to effectively work with this population. Purpose: This study assessed knowledge and attitudes about disabilities and identified factors that impact self-efficacy toward PWD among college students. Methods: Data from a prior pilot survey study was utilized. The pilot assessed disability-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, self-efficacy, and intentions among 146 college students enrolled in health education courses. Results: Multivariate analyses revealed that self-efficacy was influenced by attitudes but not by knowledge, sex, education level, major, or experience with disability. More specifically, students who had more positive attitudes toward PWD reported feeling significantly more confident in performing disability-related activities than students who had negative attitudes toward PWD. Discussion: Study findings and the recommendations provided should be considered when creating curricula and professional development opportunities to improve disability awareness and competence among health educators. Study Two AbstractBackground: Research indicates that poor attitudes, negative behaviors, and undesirable intentions among health professionals hinders them from providing appropriate and accessible health promotion and education resources to people with disabilities (PWD). Purpose: This study examined college students' disability-related behaviors and intentions based on self-efficacy, sex, education level, major, and experience with disability. Methods: This study utilized data from a previous pilot study of 146 students that completed a disability awareness survey assessing knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, self-efficacy, and intentions toward PWD were examined. Results: Analyses revealed significant differences in behaviors and intentions toward PWD based on self-efficacy, sex, and experience with disability. Specifically, students displaying more positive behaviors and positive intentions reported high self-efficacy, experience with PWD (family member, friend, lived, and/or worked), and were female. Discussion: These findings serve as a starting point for understanding factors influencing health educators' disability-related behaviors and intentions and should be considered in efforts to increase disability awareness and skills in the profession. Educational and skill building strategies focusing on these factors were discussed.
Download or read book Inclusion Strategies and Attitudes of Adolescents Towards Students with Developmental Disabilities microform written by Elizabeth Agnes Nowicki and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attitudes and strategies proposed to facilitate inclusive education were examined. In Study I, prior to a tutoring intervention, 13 secondary school students completed the Attitudes Towards Disabled Persons scale, and Inclusion Strategies Questionnaire designed to elicit strategies for inclusion into five school scenarios. Attitude and strategy measures were re-administered after the intervention. Quantity of inclusion strategies increased for female tutors. Effect size indicated that male and female tutors increased in quality of responses. Total attitude scores did not change. In Study II, attitude and strategy measures were also administered to students in Grades 8, 10, and 12. No differences were found for grade or gender, although attitude differed according to the number of developmentally disabled persons known. It was concluded that knowledge about developmental disabilities, and personal contact with developmentally disabled peers may facilitate inclusive education.
Download or read book The Effect of Social Contact Education and Attitude on Future Counselors Intentions to Provide Therapeutic Interventions for Individuals with Intellectual developmental Disabilities written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this quantitative study was to attempt to examine various identified factors affecting future counselors' intention to provide therapy for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD). The following constructs were examined for potential correlation with future intentions: amount of education relevant to IDD, social contact with individuals who have IDD, the quality of contact experience with this population, and a quintile composite of attitude toward individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. A total of thirty-four graduate level counseling students in the United States completed an online survey. The data was then analyzed using various descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and multivariate regressions. Bivariate correlations showed statistically significant relationships between counseling students' intention to include individuals who have IDD in their future clinical practice and: quality of social contact experience with individuals who have IDD; knowledge of capacity and rights of individuals with IDD; desire to socially interact with individuals with IDD; younger age; and lower frequency of worship attendance (p
Download or read book The Effect of Interpersonal Contact on Attitudes Change Toward People with Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities written by Ji Sun Lee and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background and Aims. Despite many policies promoting the social inclusion of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), negative attitudes are both prevalent and have serious negative consequences for people with I/DD. A better understanding of attitudes and factors can help enhance social inclusion and quality of life for individuals with IDD. Thus, this mixed-methods study aims to (1) describe public attitudes toward persons with IDD among Korean-Americans, (2) investigate predictors of attitudes toward people with IDD, and (3) determine whether naturalistic, interpersonal contact with persons with IDD could improve negative attitudes within the theoretical context of Intergroup Contact Theory. Methods. Data were collected from 235 of non-disabled, Korean-American adolescents and young adult participants who engaged in a one-to-one contact with persons with IDD during a summer camp. The quantitative data on attitude changes were measured before and immediately following the interventions based on self/group-administered questionnaires. For the qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted. Results. This study found that interpersonal contact yielded improvement in affective and behavioral factors of attitudes toward people with IDD, while there was no impact on cognitive factors. Previous camp participation, acculturation, religious preference, and levels of education attainment were associated with the attitude change, while controlling for the demographic variables and social desirability. The qualitative research findings yielded attitudes toward persons with IDD changed positively through the intimate contact and bonding with persons with IDD. Perception of their similarities between people with and without IDD and increased knowledge of how to interacting with people with IDD led positive attitude change. Conclusions. The study suggests that having interpersonal contact with peers with IDD has a significant impact on improving the non-disabled' attitudes toward people with IDD. Despite its exploratory nature and limitations on the data's generalizability, the overall findings of the study provide further support for the implementation of integration programs that promote meaningful interactions between individuals with and without IDD and the wider community. This study also provides empirical findings to plan policies and strategies to promote greater acceptance of individuals with IDD into society.
Download or read book The Impact of Humanizing Information and Prior Contact on Willingness to Help and Attitudes Toward Children with Severe Disabilities written by Donna D Heard and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children with severe disabilities are often socially excluded and stigmatized; this can lead to negative physical, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. Dehumanization is one type of stigma people with disabilities face and is common in medical practice. This is especially problematic for children with severe disabilities because they have high health care utilization. However, research clearly illustrates that empathy improves clinical outcomes. Given that children with severe disabilities are often dependent on the care of others for all aspects of daily living, it is critical to develop interventions that improve the attitudes of potential helpers. The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of humanizing information and prior contact with people who have disabilities on willingness to help and attitudes toward children with severe disabilities. Prior to watching a video of a child with severe disabilities, college students (N = 240) read either a clinical description of the child's diagnosis or a less clinical description combined with humanizing information such as the child's name, favorite color, and hobbies. After watching the video, participants' attitudes and willingness to help a child with severe disabilities were measured as well as their comfort while watching the video. It was predicted that humanizing information would result in more positive attitudes and greater willingness to help a child with severe disabilities, especially for participants who reported lower levels of prior contact with people who have disabilities. Regarding willingness to help, the hypothesis was partially supported. There was evidence of an effect of prior contact on willingness to help, regardless of type of information, such that participants with higher levels of prior contact were more willing to help. A multidimensional approach assessed affect, behaviors, and cognitions toward individuals with disabilities. There was evidence of an effect of prior contact such that greater levels of prior contact were associated with more positive attitudes toward individuals with disabilities. However, a significant moderating effect of humanizing information was found for the affect and behaviors subscales. For those who received humanizing information, affect and behaviors toward a boy with severe disabilities were no longer bound by previous experiences. Additionally, type of information moderated the relationship between prior contact and comfort while watching the video of a child with severe disabilities. Those who had higher levels of prior contact and received the humanizing information were significantly more comfortable while watching the video of a child with severe disabilities than any other group. Given this finding, interventions directed toward caregivers may have a substantial impact on quality of life for children with disabilities. In this study, humanizing information interrupted the relationship between prior contact and affect and behaviors toward a child with severe disabilities. Therefore, humanizing information may be a useful tool in eliminating bias toward other stigmatized populations. Overall, these findings lend support to the use of multidimensional measures and a regression framework to further elucidate the complex nature of attitudes toward disability.
Download or read book Attitudes of College Students Toward Developmentally Disabled Peers microform written by Robert William Turner and published by Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International. This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of non-disabled college students toward their developmentally disabled peers attending the same college. Specifically, it examined the attitudes of non-disabled students toward the developmentally disabled students in the Transitional/Vocational Program the Fairview campus of Fairview College, Alberta, Canada. Objectives included: 1) to review literature related to attitudes toward the developmentally disabled, 2) to identify and to present to the students an instrument to assess attitudes toward developmentally disabled adult students, and 3) to analyze the results by comparing selected groups of students to each other, by certain demographic variables and to the norms established for the instrument. Information received from the respondents was analyzed using analysis of variance and t-tests. Based on the data collected and the review of the literature, the following conclusions and recommendations were made: Conclusions: 1. From the review of the literature it is apparent that attitudes toward the developmentally disabled are often less than favorable. 2. Non-disabled students at Fairview College appear to regard their developmentally disabled peers as significantly different from themselves and that this difference is of a negative valence. 3. The developmentally disabled students apparently hold a significantly more positive attitude towards themselves than that held by their non-disabled peers towards the developmentally disabled at Fairview College. This finding supports previous research in this area. The A.T.D.P. authors have established separate and more positive norms for the disabled. Recommendations: I. Post-secondary institutions that provide special training programs for the developmentally disabled should examine the attitudes of important associational groups within the college community. 2. A comprehensive intervention should be designed and instituted where required, that is targeted at improving the attitudes of the non-disabled toward the developmentally disabled. 3. Such an intervention should include: a comprehensive information package on the transitional/vocational program and its goals and participants; opportunities for structured contact between the disabled and non-disabled where abilities and equality are stressed; and continued social skill training that enhances the developmentally disabled student's ability to deal with ambivalent and uncertain feelings in themselves and others.
Download or read book Attitudes of Students Toward People with Disabilities in Various Social Contexts written by Azzahrah B. Anuar and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individuals' feelings, beliefs and attitudes toward people with disabilities have an influence on their willingness to engage in the social relationship with people with disabilities such as forming friendship at the workplace or romantic relationship with people with disabilities. This study explored the attitudes of students toward people with disabilities and their attitudes in the social context of dating, marriage, and work. The results revealed that gender, citizenship, disability status, prior contact with people with disabilities (intensity of the relationship with people with disabilities), and their self-reported general disability attitudes (the SADP-R scores) were predictors that significantly improved the ability to predict the DSRGDS scores. Correlation analyses result indicated a significant relationship between SIUC students' attitudes toward people with disabilities in general and attitudes in various social contexts. Understanding the relative importance of disability attitude in various social contexts will add to the existing body of research and literature specific to disability attitude in rehabilitation counseling and may assist in the development of appropriate training to improve disability awareness and education.
Download or read book Attitudes Toward Persons with Disabilities written by Harold E. Yuker and published by Churchill Livingstone. This book was released on 1988 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attitudes of First year College Students Toward Individuals with Disabilities written by Jamie M. Bafaro and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of first-year college students toward people with disabilities and to compare the attitudes of students in majors with direct patient care to those students who were not. SUBJECTS: Participants included 187 students between the ages of 18 and 20 who were entering their first year of college at Springfield College in Springfield, MA. Subjects were excluded from the study if they were less than 18 years of age or if they failed to fully complete the survey packet. METHODS: Subjects were provided with 7 pictures of individuals with physical disabilities. They provided a written response to what they saw in no more than 2 sentences for each. A demographic questionnaire was also completed that included age, sex, race, and level of exposure to disabilities. The response sheet was scored independently by two of the researchers and a total score, ranging between 0 and 7, was given using the Use of Person-First Language Scale (UPFLS). ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics obtained a demographic profile of the subjects. Males made up 54.5% of the sample population; 45.5% were females. Race/Ethnicity consisted of3.2% African American, 1.6% Asian, 92.5% Caucasian, .5% Hispanic, and 2.1% 'other'. Health Science Majors made up 19.8% of the population and 80.2% were Non Health Science Majors. Of those sampled 51.8% reported being exposed to disability through media, 86.1 % reported having been exposed through a few interactions with people with a disability, 29.9% reported having a mend or a relative with a disability, I person lived with someone with a disability, and I person had a disability. A Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare usage of person first language between indicated majors. A two way ANOVA was performed to identify an interaction affect between sexes within major. Secondary analysis on data was done using a Mann-Whitney U test to evaluate the difference in use of person first language between males and females. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the use of person first language between Health Science and Non Health Science Majors (Z Score -0.989). The Authors fail to reject the null hypothesis, which stated there would be no difference in the usage of PFL between health science majors and non health science majors. A significant difference was seen in the UPFLS score between males and females (Z Score -3.507). Males had an average score (0- 7) of 2.52, females scored an average of 3.76. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: While no difference was found between health science and non health science majors, the total use of PFL was found to be generally poor. Also, female health science majors demonstrated the highest mean UPFLS score (3.91) and male health science majors had the lowest mean UPFLS Score (2.43). With this in mind, prior research has shown that education and exposure are the two key elements to improving attitudes and the use of PFL. Research has also shown that when health care workers use disabling language they can impair an individual's rehabilitation potential. By incorporating education and exposure into their curricula, higher learning institutions may produce more prepared, sensitive, and most importantly, effective health care providers.
Download or read book Attitudes of College Students Toward People with Disabilities written by Doris M. King and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Differential Impact of Labeling Descriptions and Case Illustrations on Attitudes of University Students Towards Children with Disabilities and Their Mainstreaming written by Bagher B. Ghobary and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects on University Students Attitudes Toward Persons with Disabilities Through Classroom Experience with an Instructor with a Disability written by Nathaniel Darnell Fox and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attitudes of Students with Learning Disabilities Toward Participation in Physical Education a Teachers Perspective Qualitative Examination written by Dr. Ellie Abdi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many researchers have confirmed that students with disabilities engage in significantly less physical activity than their nondisabled peers in physical education class. One of the elements that influences student participation in physical education class is attitude and there is a gap in the literature with respect to investigating the attitudes of students with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disabilities, or attention difficulties. There is limited research on how teachers perceive and assist students to participate in physical education. This dissertation is looking specifically at enjoyment and useful attitudes of physical activity in physical education class for students with learning disabilities.
