Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale

Social participation represent one of the major outcomes of inclusive education. Students with additional support needs often encountered negative attitudes of social acceptance exhibited by their typically developing peers hindering their social participation in the educational context. This study...

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Autores principales:	Sílvia Alves*, Pedro Lopes-dos-Santos, Manuela Sanches-Ferreira, Mónica Silveira-Maia
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Publicado:	RU Publications 2021
Materias:	children with disabilities attitudes catch confirmatory factor analysis measurement invariance. Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a3e175b111cf4240be938256b3d031af2021-11-11T08:19:08ZExploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale2165-871410.12973/eu-jer.10.4.1963https://doaj.org/article/a3e175b111cf4240be938256b3d031af2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://eu-jer.com/EU-JER_10_4_1963.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2165-8714Social participation represent one of the major outcomes of inclusive education. Students with additional support needs often encountered negative attitudes of social acceptance exhibited by their typically developing peers hindering their social participation in the educational context. This study explored the multicomponent structure of Portuguese children’s attitudes toward their peers with disabilities using a modified short form of the Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale (CATCH). In particular, this study aimed to (a) determine the factor structure of the CATCH and (b) evaluate the measurement invariance across age and gender. To identify the CATCH factor structure, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on data collected from 1,038 children aged 8–18 years. Analyses revealed that a modified short form of the CATCH consisting of a 20-item measure with a three-factor structure displayed acceptable fit and internal consistency indices. This model proved to be invariant across groups. The Portuguese-modified short form of the CATCH, in which cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions are represented, has acceptable psychometric properties and the potential to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs designed to improve children’s attitudes.Sílvia Alves*Pedro Lopes-dos-SantosManuela Sanches-FerreiraMónica Silveira-MaiaRU Publicationsarticlechildren with disabilities attitudes catch confirmatory factor analysis measurement invariance.EducationLENEuropean Journal of Educational Research , Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 1963-1972 (2021)
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spellingShingle	children with disabilities attitudes catch confirmatory factor analysis measurement invariance. Education L Sílvia Alves* Pedro Lopes-dos-Santos Manuela Sanches-Ferreira Mónica Silveira-Maia Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale
description	Social participation represent one of the major outcomes of inclusive education. Students with additional support needs often encountered negative attitudes of social acceptance exhibited by their typically developing peers hindering their social participation in the educational context. This study explored the multicomponent structure of Portuguese children’s attitudes toward their peers with disabilities using a modified short form of the Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale (CATCH). In particular, this study aimed to (a) determine the factor structure of the CATCH and (b) evaluate the measurement invariance across age and gender. To identify the CATCH factor structure, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on data collected from 1,038 children aged 8–18 years. Analyses revealed that a modified short form of the CATCH consisting of a 20-item measure with a three-factor structure displayed acceptable fit and internal consistency indices. This model proved to be invariant across groups. The Portuguese-modified short form of the CATCH, in which cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions are represented, has acceptable psychometric properties and the potential to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs designed to improve children’s attitudes.
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author	Sílvia Alves* Pedro Lopes-dos-Santos Manuela Sanches-Ferreira Mónica Silveira-Maia
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title	Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale
title_short	Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale
title_full	Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale
title_fullStr	Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale
title_full_unstemmed	Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale
title_sort	exploring the multicomponent structure of acceptance attitudes in portuguese children using the modified chedoke-mcmaster attitudes toward children with handicaps scale
publisher	RU Publications
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a3e175b111cf4240be938256b3d031af
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Exploring the Multicomponent Structure of Acceptance Attitudes in Portuguese Children Using the Modified Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes toward Children with Handicaps scale

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