National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2013 Nov;26(6):515-21. doi: 10.1111/jar.12053. Epub 2013 May 3.
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.
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 study.
It was revealed that a 1-week exposure to the SOG improved volunteers' attitudes towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities significantly (P = 0.016). Females had more positive attitudes than males at all three time points of measures. The interaction effect of gender was not significant.
A 1-week exposure to the SOG can enhance volunteers' positive attitudes towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and this effect can maintain for up to a month.
本研究旨在考察参与特奥会（SOG）对志愿者对智障人士包容态度的影响。
采用重复测量设计，随访 3 周。研究招募了 100 名志愿者，其中 90 名完成了研究。
结果表明，1 周的 SOG 接触显著改善了志愿者对智障人士包容的态度（P=0.016）。在所有三个测量时间点，女性的态度都比男性更为积极。性别之间的交互作用不显著。
1 周的 SOG 接触可以增强志愿者对智障人士包容的积极态度，这种效果可以持续一个月。
