The Multidimensional Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities (MAS): Construction and Validation

Autor/inn/en	Findler, Liora; Vilchinsky, Noa; Werner, Shirli
Titel	The Multidimensional Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities (MAS): Construction and Validation
Quelle	In: Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 50 (2007) 3, S.166-176 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-3552
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Attitudes toward Disabilities; Test Validity; Males; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Psychometrics; Test Construction; Affective Behavior; Cognitive Processes; Self Esteem; Attitude Measures; Test Reliability; Gender Differences; Attitude Scale; Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Testvalidität; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Faktorenanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testaufbau; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Testreliabilität; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This study presents the development of a new instrument, the "Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities" (MAS). Based on the multidimensional approach, it posits that attitudes are composed of three dimensions: affect, cognition, and behavior. The scale was distributed to a sample of 132 people along with a self-esteem measure and a frequently employed attitude scale, the "Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale" (ATDP). The construct and concurrent validity of the questionnaire was demonstrated by reliability and factor analyses, as well as by comparison with the ATDP scale. Principal component factor analysis revealed three correlated but distinct factors. Results show that women hold more positive behavioral attitudes than men. Interestingly, men with high self-esteem were found to hold more positive cognitions than men with low self-esteem. Results indicate the importance of a multidimensional approach both for the construction of sound instruments and for professional interventions aimed at modifying attitudes toward persons with disabilities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10