Investigation of Factors Affecting Children's Attitudes Towards Peers With Disability
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 1,305
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- CATCH
研究概览
简要总结
Children with disabilities can be exposed to stigma and discrimination because of poor attitudes. The role of peer is crucial for development of disabled children.
The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes of children towards their peers with disabilities and to identify factors associated with them.
1305 elementary school students included to the study. The students participating in the study, 48.9% (534) were female, 51.1% (558) were male. The Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes towards Children with Handicaps (CATCH) scale was used to investigate the children's attitudes.
详细描述
- Being important in terms of epidemiological investigation.
- Giving new results from society with different cultural and national characteristics.
- Investigating the three components of the CATCH.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 11 Years 至 15 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Inclusion criteria were being a student of elementary school, being aged between 11-15 years and being volunteer.
排除标准
- •Students who had a congenital or acquired disability or a handicap and who did not complete the scale were excluded.
结局指标
主要结局
CATCH
时间窗: one year
The Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes towards Children with Handicaps Scale The CATCH scale contains 36 items. It is divided into three components. First, the affective component contains 12 items that focus on feelings towards people with disabilities. Second, the cognitive component contains 12 items that focus on beliefs towards people with disabilities. Third, the behavioural component contains 12 items that focus on behaviours towards people with disabilities. The CATCH scale was designed for children aged 9-13 years. The highest possible mean score on the overall scale or in any component is 40. A high score represents a more positive attitude
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
ALI KITIS
PROFESSOR
Pamukkale University