ERIC Number: EJ879779
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Publication Date: 2010-Apr
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Children's Beliefs toward Cooperative Playing with Peers with Disabilities in Physical Education
Obrusnikova, Iva; Block, Martin E.; Dillon, Suzanna
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, v27 n2 p127-142 Apr 2010
Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991) was used to elicit salient behavioral, normative, and control beliefs of children without disabilities toward playing with a hypothetical peer with a disability in general physical education. Participants were 350 elementary and middle school students who completed two questionnaires. Questionnaires were assessed for content validity. Participants provided more affective (68%) than instrumental (32%) responses for favorable behavioral beliefs and more instrumental (76%) than affective (24%) responses for unfavorable beliefs. Peer social pressure was prevalent in favorable (69%) and unfavorable (99%) responses. Social pressure significantly varied across five grades, [chi][superscript 2](4, N = 448) = 40.51, p less than 0.01. Participants responded many factors in the class would positively (76%) or negatively (89%) influence the behavior. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Play, Social Influences, Peer Relationship, Cooperation, Theories, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Questionnaires, Peer Influence, Age Differences, Vignettes, Attitude Measures
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Middle Schools
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