THE ATTITUDE OF MANAGERS AND OFFICE WORKERS OF THE ERCIYES UNIVERSITY TOWARDS DISABILITY PEOPLE

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Doğan M., Şenol V., Çetinkaya F., Nacar M., Baykan Z.

Ponte, cilt.74, sa.5, ss.211-220, 2018 (AHCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 74 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.21506/j.ponte.2018.5.15
  • Dergi Adı: Ponte
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), American History and Life, Historical Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.211-220
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of the managers and officers

towards disabled people by using Questionnaire of Attitude Scale towards Disabled (QASTD)

and related factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Erciyes University on 427 people

working as managers and officers. Data were collected with a Socio-demographic data form

and the Questionnaire of Attitude Scale towards Disabled (QASTD).

Results: The mean QASTD score was 77.94±19.74, while that of educational environment was

5.16±2.24, personal characteristics was 13.73±4.86, working life was 16.08±5.00, interpersonal relationships was 15.03±5.02, family life was 7.02±2.29, and competency-independent life was

20.90±6.40. Men, older age groups, secondary school graduates and those who have a disabled

person in his/her life had more positive attitudes towards disabled people.

Conclusion: The mean scores obtained from the QASTD scale and subscales were lower than

the cut-off points used for the division of negative and positive attitudes.