An international validation of the interaction with disabled persons scale

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-158

  Gething, L ^a   Wheeler, B ^a   Cote, J ^b   Furnham, A ^c   Hudek Knezevic, J ^d   Kumpf, M ^e   Mckee, K ^f   Rola, J ^g   Sellick, K ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d U iteljski fakultet Sveu ili ta u Rijeci   (Croatia)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^g THE MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^h CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale; International validation; Psychometric characteristics

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

INTERACTION WITH DISABLED PERSONS (IDP) SCALE;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0031171304     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199706000-00004     Document Type: Article

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