Assouline Isabelle, Morin Diane
Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Nov;37(6):e13292. doi: 10.1111/jar.13292.
Attitudes towards intellectual disability play an important role in the social inclusion and well-being of persons with intellectual disability. Few studies have examined attitudes of staff working in the specialised service industry, which may have an even greater impact. This study aimed to better understand these attitudes.
A sample of 157 direct support professionals and 38 managers working with persons with intellectual disability completed the Attitudes Toward Intellectual Disability Questionnaire (ATTID; Morin, Rivard, et al. (2013). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 57, 279-292). Attitudes were assessed along affective, cognitive, and behavioural dimensions.
Results revealed generally positive attitudes in both groups, but more paternalistic attitudes among managers and less positive attitudes in the general population. Positive attitudes were associated with level of education, frequency and quality of contact, and knowledge about intellectual disabilities.
Workplace training programs addressing the aetiology of intellectual disability and interventions promoting self-determination may help enhance staff attitudes towards intellectual disability.
对智力残疾的态度在智力残疾人士的社会融入和福祉方面起着重要作用。很少有研究考察过从事专业服务业的工作人员的态度，而这些态度可能产生更大的影响。本研究旨在更好地了解这些态度。
157名与智力残疾人士共事的直接支持专业人员和38名管理人员组成的样本完成了《对智力残疾的态度问卷》（ATTID；莫林、里瓦尔等人，2013年。《智力残疾研究杂志》，57卷，第279 - 292页）。从情感、认知和行为维度对态度进行评估。
结果显示两组的态度总体上较为积极，但管理人员的家长式态度更明显，而普通人群的态度则没那么积极。积极态度与教育程度、接触的频率和质量以及对智力残疾的了解程度相关。
针对智力残疾病因的职场培训项目以及促进自主决定的干预措施可能有助于提升工作人员对智力残疾的态度。
