Occupational Therapy Students' Attitudes towards Individuals with Disabilities: A Comparison between Australia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Ted; Mu, Keli; Peyton, Claudia G.; Rodger, Sylvia; Stagnitti, Karen; Hutton, Eve; Casey, Jackie; Watson, Callie; Hong, Chia Swee; Huang, Yan-hua; Wu, Chin-yu
Titel	Occupational Therapy Students' Attitudes towards Individuals with Disabilities: A Comparison between Australia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 30 (2009) 6, S.1541-1555 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2009.07.020
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Social Values; Occupational Therapy; Professional Education; Attitude Measures; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Interaction; Fear; Psychological Patterns; Cultural Differences; Age Differences; Australia; Taiwan; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Sozialer Wert; Beschäftigungstherapie; Berufsausbildung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Interaktion; Furcht; Kultureller Unterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Australien; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	Introduction: Students who are enrolled in professional education programs such as occupational therapy may have inherent attitudes towards the future clients they work with. These attitudes may be influenced by the level of their professional education as well as cultural values of their country of origin. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine occupational therapy students' attitudes towards individuals with disabilities from an international, cross-cultural perspective and to investigate the possible impact of professional education on students' attitudes. Method: 485 occupational therapy students from 11 university programs (3 from Australia, 3 from the United Kingdom, 3 from the United States, and 2 from Taiwan) completed the "Interactions with Disabled Person's" (IDP) scale. Results: Significant differences were found between occupational therapy students from Australia, Taiwan, the United States, and the United Kingdom on the following IDP variables: overall attitude towards individuals with disabilities, "discomfort", "sympathy", "uncertainty", "coping", "fear", and "vulnerability". Significant differences between first year students as a total group and final year students as a total group were found on their overall attitudes towards individuals with disabilities, "discomfort", and "uncertainty". Conclusion/implications: The attitudes towards individuals with disabilities among first year and final year occupational therapy students varies between countries and the students' year level also impacts on their attitudes towards individuals with a disability. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10