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Inclusive Education for University Students with and without Intellectual Disabilities: Effectiveness of an Anti-Stigma Intervention
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Álvaro Moraleda Ruano; Diana Ruiz Vicente; Joanne Mampaso Desbrow; Diego Galán-Casado – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study examines stigma and self-stigma towards individuals with intellectual disabilities among university students, focusing on cognitive, emotional and behavioural dimensions. It highlights the negative impact on social inclusion and the importance of educational interventions. Methods: A quantitative pre-/post-test design with a…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Self Concept, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Factors Associated with Workers' Attitudes towards Employment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Saudi Arabia
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Elahdi, Ayman; Alnahdi, Ghaleb H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Persons with intellectual disabilities have the right to pursue and acquire gainful employment and thereby obtain the psychological, social and economic benefits derived from employment. Aims: This study aimed to examine workers' attitudes towards and perspectives with respect to the challenges of employing persons with intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Gender Differences, Work Attitudes
Explicit and Implicit Attitudes towards People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Contact and Participant Demographics
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Murch, Aidan J.; Choudhury, Tanveen; Wilson, Michelle; Collerton, Eleanor; Patel, Maya; Scior, Katrina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Intellectual disability research has concentrated on self-reported explicit attitudes with little focus on implicit attitudes. Such attitudes are evaluations which occur with or without conscious awareness, respectively. This investigation examined participants' (N = 234) attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disabilities…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Gender Differences, Age Differences
Effect of Exposure to Special Olympic Games on Attitudes of Volunteers towards Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Li, Chunxiao; Wang, Chee Keng John – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of volunteering for Special Olympics Games (SOG) on the attitudes of volunteers towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Method: A repeated measures design with 3-week follow-up was used. There were 100 volunteers recruited for the study and 90 of them completed the…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Mental Retardation
Young Children's Attitudes toward Peers with Intellectual Disabilities: Effect of the Type of School
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Georgiadi, Maria; Kalyva, Efrosini; Kourkoutas, Elias; Tsakiris, Vlastaris – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: This study explored typically developing children's attitudes towards peers with intellectual disabilities, with special reference to the type of school they attended. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and fifty-six Greek children aged 9-10 (135 in inclusive settings) completed a questionnaire and an adjective list by Gash ("European…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation