Attitudes Toward People With Intellectual Disability Associated With Integrated Sport Participation

Albaum, CarlyMills, AnnieMorin, DianeWeiss, Jonathan A2024-10-042024-10-042021-11-02Albaum, C., Mills, A., Morin, D., & Weiss, J. A. (2022). Attitudes Toward People With Intellectual Disability Associated With Integrated Sport Participation. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 39(1), 86-108. Retrieved Oct 4, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-00060736-58291543-2777https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0006https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42350Direct, meaningful contact with people with intellectual disability, such as through integrated sport, may be related to positive attitudes. The current study aimed to compare implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) attitudes between adults involved in integrated sport events and those in a comparison group who were not and examine the association between attitudes and degree of integrated sport involvement. An online survey measuring attitudes was completed by 295 adults without intellectual disability who participated in integrated sport activities and 450 adults who did not. Individuals involved in integrated sport reported less negative behavioral and affective attitudes relative to the comparison group, with mixed results for cognitive attitudes. Groups did not differ on implicit attitudes. Greater integrated sport involvement was related to some aspects of explicit attitudes. Involvement in integrated sport may be linked to how participants view intellectual disability, which has important implications for enhancing social inclusion and informing positive attitudes.Print-ElectronicenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalCognitive and computational psychologyPsychologyIntellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)Brain disordersMental healthAdultAttitudeHumansIntellectual disabilitySportsSurveys and questionnairesAdultAttitudeHumansIntellectual DisabilitySportsSurveys and QuestionnairesHumansAttitudeSportsAdultIntellectual DisabilitySurveys and QuestionnairesAdultAttitudeHumansIntellectual DisabilitySportsSurveys and QuestionnairesAttitudes Toward People With Intellectual Disability Associated With Integrated Sport ParticipationArticleCC BY-NC-ND