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Effect of exposure to Special Olympic Games on attitudes of volunteers towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities
Citation
Li, C., & Wang, C. K. J. (2013). Effect of exposure to Special Olympic Games on attitudes of volunteers towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26(6), 515-521. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12053
Abstract
Background
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of volunteering for Special Olympics Games (SOG) on the attitudes of volunteers towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
Method
A repeated measures design with 3-week follow-up was used. There were 100 volunteers recruited for the study and 90 of them completed the study.
Results
It was revealed that a 1-week exposure to the SOG improved volunteers’ attitudes towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities significantly (P = 0.016). Females had more positive attitudes than males at all three time points of measures. The interaction effect of gender was not significant.
Conclusions
A 1-week exposure to the SOG can enhance volunteers’ positive attitudes towards inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and this effect can maintain for up to a month.
Date Issued
2013
Publisher
Wiley
Journal
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities