Attitudes towards persons with disabilities vs. personality traits of Polish students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to establish the relationship between attitudes towards persons with disabilities and personality traits among Polish students, and whether sociodemographic factors moderate this.

Methods

A cross-sectional self-report online survey was conducted on 595 Polish students, aged 18-29, from different fields of study: 1) natural science and engineering technology; 2) social science and humanities; 3) medical and health sciences; 4) law, economics, and management. Polish adaptations of the scales were used in the study: Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Towards Persons With Disabilities (MAS) and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI).

Results

A significant correlation was demonstrated between attitudes towards individuals with physical disabiliti

SUBMITTER: Radlinska I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808036 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature