| dc.contributor.advisor | Harkin, Emma | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Hughes, Kate | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-28T14:43:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-01-28T14:43:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hughes, K. (2013). Secondary school students’ and college students’ attitudes towards themselves, others and individuals with disabilities. Higher Diploma Final Year Project, Dublin Business School. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10788/1617 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main aim of the current study was to investigate the attitudes of secondary school
students and college students towards themselves, others (without disabilities) and
individuals with disabilities. It also investigated any gender and age differences, whether
knowing someone with a disability and the level experiences with individuals with
disabilities would produce a more positive attitude compared to those who do not know
someone and have no experience. This design also explored whether participants having a
high level of life-orientation, self-esteem and empathy towards themselves, would produce a
more positive attitude towards individuals with and without disabilities. A quantitative
correlational design with questionnaires was used. A total of n= 300 took part, including 137
males, 163 females and 186 secondary school students and 114 college students.
The results showed that females had a significantly more positive attitude towards males on
acceptance of others and individuals with disabilities. No significant result was found in
knowing someone with a disability and not knowing someone. However, more than one
experience type showed a more positive attitude than having no experience of disabilities.
Older students showed a less positive attitude in the acceptance of others (without
disabilities) and a more positive attitude towards individuals with disabilities than younger
students. A significant relationship between acceptance to others and attitudes towards
individuals with disabilities was also found. Results from this study will provide a basis to
supply life-orientation, self-esteem, empathy, acceptance to others and disability awareness
programmes within the Irish educational system, creating positive attitudes of students
towards themselves, others and individuals with disabilities. Author keywords: attitudes, self-esteem, empathy, life-orientation,
acceptance of others, disabilities | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Dublin Business School | en |
| dc.rights | Items in Esource are protected by copyright. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/copyright holder. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://esource.dbs.ie/copyright | |
| dc.subject | Psychology | en |
| dc.subject | Clinical health psychology | en |
| dc.title | Secondary school students’ and college students’ attitudes towards themselves, others and individuals with disabilities | en |
| dc.type | Final Year Project | en |
| dc.rights.holder | Copyright: The author | en |
| dc.type.degreename | Higher Diploma in Arts in Psychology | en |
| dc.type.degreelevel | Higher Diploma | en |
