Patel Meera, Rose John
The University of Birmingham, UK.
J Intellect Disabil. 2014 Mar;18(1):90-103. doi: 10.1177/1744629513511355. Epub 2013 Nov 6.
The aim of the study was to investigate attitudes held by a British student population towards individuals with an intellectual disability. Students participated in focus groups addressing their attitudes, behaviours and perceptions of individuals with an intellectual disability. Thematic analysis was the method used to identify emergent themes. Results identified five main themes in relation to intellectual disabilities. The themes suggest that attitude scales fail to effectively measure the multidimensional nature of British student's attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. One out of the five emergent attitude themes from the current study is sufficiently represented in measures of attitudes towards intellectual disability. These results suggest a need to modify current attitude scales or develop new ones to measure the British population's attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. A lack of knowledge about intellectual disabilities was also identified. Participants recognized exposure through the media as a tool to increase knowledge.
该研究的目的是调查英国学生群体对智障人士的态度。学生们参加了焦点小组，讨论他们对智障人士的态度、行为和看法。采用主题分析法来识别新出现的主题。结果确定了与智力残疾相关的五个主要主题。这些主题表明，态度量表未能有效衡量英国学生对智力残疾态度的多维度性质。在当前研究中出现的五个态度主题中，只有一个在对智力残疾态度的测量中得到了充分体现。这些结果表明，有必要修改现有的态度量表或开发新的量表，以测量英国民众对智力残疾的态度。研究还发现参与者对智力残疾缺乏了解。他们认识到通过媒体接触相关信息是增加知识的一种途径。
