Change of attitudes towards disability in primary school students

In this paper, the development and results of a program are presented, carried out with students in 3rd and 4th grade of primary school, 128 children aged from 8 y 10 years old, 75 assigned to the experimental group and 53 to the control group. In order to assess the changes achieved and whether the...

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Published in:Psicothema 2008-11, Vol.20 (4), p.697-704
Main Authors: Aguado Díaz, Antonio León, Alcedo Rodríguez, Ma Angeles, Arias Martínez, Benito
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Attitude
Child
Disabled Children
Female
Humans
Male
Students
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Summary:In this paper, the development and results of a program are presented, carried out with students in 3rd and 4th grade of primary school, 128 children aged from 8 y 10 years old, 75 assigned to the experimental group and 53 to the control group. In order to assess the changes achieved and whether they were maintained, a pre- and post-treatment Likert-scale of adjectives describing discapacities and a 3-year follow-up measure were applied. As in the previous applications of the program, the results suggest the efficacy of the program, that is, positive changes were achieved in the rating of terms related to disability as well as in the attitudes towards disabled people and these changes were maintained throughout the follow-up. In order to test their influence on attitudes, some variables considered determinants of attitudes toward disability were also contrasted, such as gender, age, acquaintance and experience with the topic of disability, disabled children's integration, and disability type.
ISSN:0214-9915