Chinese Validation of the Multidimensional Attitude Scale toward Persons with Disabilities (MAS): Attitudes toward Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The literature on tools of attitudes towards ASD was limited. This study is the first to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the multidimensional attitudes scale toward persons with disabilities (MAS) in a sample of Chinese college students (N = 1002, 32.10% males). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the G-MAS-R model's 4-factor structure: calm, negative affect, positive cognitions and behavioral avoidance. The results suggest that the Chinese version of the MAS has satisfactory internal consistency. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the MAS scores were significantly correlated with the Social Distance Scale and Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire scores. Overall, the findings indicate that the MAS is appropriate for assessing attitudes toward people with ASD in a Chinese context.
['Lu|Ming-Hui|MH|', 'Pang|Fei-Fan|FF|', 'Luo|Jie|J|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D044466:Asians D001290:Attitude D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D006233:Disabled Persons D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D011594:Psychometrics D015203:Reproducibility of Results D057545:Social Stigma D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D055815:Young Adult
MAS ASD College students Confirmatory factor analysis China