The Interaction with Disabled Persons scale: Revisiting its internal consistency and factor structure, and examining item-level properties

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1490-1501

  Iacono, Teresa ^a   Tracy, Jane ^a   Keating, Jenny ^a   Brown, Ted ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Disability; Health care; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERACTION WITH DISABLED PERSONS SCALE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 69249212178     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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