Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Behavioral Intention to Interact With Peers With Intellectual Disability Scale

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Alnahdi, Ghaleb H ^a   Schwab, Susanne ^b,c  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

attitudes; BIS; inclusive education; intellectual disability; psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 85087293747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01212     Document Type: Article

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