Portuguese adolescents’ attitudes towards peers with disabilities

Authors

  • Alda Ribeiro Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila do Conde, Vila do Conde, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-539X
  • Carla Peixoto Centro de Investigação & Inovação em Educação (inED), Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Psicologia (Unidep), Universidade da Maia, Maia, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3927-3818
  • Francisco Machado Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Psicologia (Unidep), Universidade da Maia, Maia, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3152-5382
  • Mónica Soares Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Psicologia (Unidep), Centro de Investigação em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento (CIPD), Universidade da Maia, Maia, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-5634
  • Vera Coelho Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Psicologia (Unidep), Universidade de Maia; Centro de Psicologia da Universidade do Porto (CPUP), Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-0885
  • Sílvia Alves Centro de Investigação & Inovação em Educação (inED), Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-5066
  • Helena Azevedo Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Psicologia (Unidep), Universidade da Maia, Maia, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4594-231X

Keywords:

Attitudes, Social Inclusion, Empathy

Abstract

This study aims to explore the attitudes of adolescents toward peers with disabilities, as well as its relationship with sociodemographic and psychological variables and contact experience. A total of 190 students, between 12 and 17 years old, participated in this study. Data collection was made through a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes Towards Children with Handicaps Scale, the Basic Empathy Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale. Results suggest that the attitudes of adolescents towards peers with disabilities are generally positive. Female, younger students and students who have contact with persons with disabilities out of school tend to have more positive attitudes. Empathy was positively correlated with attitudes.

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Ribeiro, A., Peixoto, C., Machado, F., Soares, M., Coelho, V., Alves, S., & Azevedo, H. (2023). Portuguese adolescents’ attitudes towards peers with disabilities. Cadernos De Pesquisa, 53, e09672. Retrieved from https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/cp/article/view/9672

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