@article{article_377906, title={Adaptation and Validation of Turkey Version of Multidimensional Attitudes toward Persons with Disabilities}, journal={OPUS International Journal of Society Researches}, volume={8}, pages={167–187}, year={2018}, DOI={10.26466/opus.377906}, author={Yelpaze, İsmail and Türküm, Ayşe Sibel}, keywords={disability,attitude,scale adaptation,university students}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <i> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:’Palatino Linotype’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The aim of this study was to examine the
reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Multidimensional
Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities – MAS in university students.
In total, one hundred sixty five participants were recruited from four
different universities. The internal consistent reliability and convergent
validity of the total scale and subscales were examined and confirmatory factor
analysis was carried out. Cronbach’s Alpha as for the Turkish version of the
total scale of MAS, Affection, Cognition and Behavior subscale were 0.90, 0.88,
0.89 and 0.84, respectively. In the confirmatory factor analysis, three factors
(Affection, Cognition and Behavior) confirmed the unitary factors structure found
in original form, but three items removed, explaining % 49.19 of total variance
in attitudes toward disable people (X <sup>2 </sup>/df=1.55, RMSEA=0.05,
CFI=0.91, IFI=0.91 and GFI=0.80). Convergent validity was confirmed by positive
relationship between the Turkish version of MAS and attitude towards people
with disability scale (0.38 for total scale, 0.11 for affect, 0.50 for
cognition and 0.36 for behavior). The Turkish version of the MAS was acceptable
to be a reliable and valid measure of attitudes toward people with disability
in university students. </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i> <p> </p>}, number={14}, publisher={İdeal Kent Yayınları}