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The Initial Development and Validation of the Perceptions of Disability Scale (PoDS).
- Source :
- Therapeutic Recreation Journal; 2021 3rd Quarter, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p264-282, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to report the initial process of developing and validating the Perceptions of Disability Scale (PoDS), a scale designed to map a continuum of sympathy, empathy, and advocacy perspectives on people with disabilities. We first created a 30-item scale based on a thorough literature review and the findings of a previous qualitative study. Then we further refined and validated the scale through 3-phase approach as well as internal consistency reliability evidence and validity evidence based on content, response process, and internal structure. Results suggest that the final 21-item scale has excellent reliability and validity. Suggestions for how the scale can be used in recreational therapy practice and human-service related trainings, and for future research are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EXPERIMENTAL design
RESEARCH
PILOT projects
EMPATHY
PATIENT advocacy
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
RECREATIONAL therapy
INTERVIEWING
DISCRIMINANT analysis
PRE-tests & post-tests
FACTOR analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
EMOTIONS
STUDENT attitudes
STATISTICAL correlation
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
ATTITUDES toward disabilities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00405914
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Therapeutic Recreation Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152172149
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18666/TRJ-2021-V55-I3-10291