Measuring children's attitudes towards peers with disabilities: A review of instruments

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-189

  Vignes, Céline ^a,b   Coley, Nicola ^a,b   Grandjean, Hélène ^a,b   Godeau, Emmanuelle ^a,b   Arnaud, Catherine ^a,b,c  

^a UniversitéPaul Sabatier ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADJECTIVE CHECKLIST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHEDOKE MCMASTER ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHILDREN WITH HANDICAPS SCALE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; PEER ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE HANDICAPPED SCALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THE ACCEPTANCE SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39649111075     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.02032.x     Document Type: Review

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