Information source affects peers' initial attitudes toward autism

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-201

  Morton, Jane F ^a   Campbell, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Autism; Inclusion; Persuasion; Source

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43849090476     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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