Public attitudes to people with ASD: contact, knowledge and ethnicity
Public attitudes to people with ASD: contact, knowledge and ethnicity
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DOI：
10.1108/aia-01-2020-0009
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发表时间：
2020-10-16
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Totsika, Vasiliki
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作者：
Gemegah, Eli;Hartas, Dimitra;Totsika, Vasiliki
研究目的自闭症患病率的增加和媒体报道的增加表明公众意识的提高。本文旨在探讨哪些因素（接触，知识和种族）可能与对自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）个体的积极态度有关。设计/方法/方式一项在线调查研究接触和知识的ASD黑人，亚洲和白色种族群体之间预测公众对ASD的人的态度。结果在多元回归模型中，结果表明，接触的水平预测积极的态度时，考虑到人口因素对自闭症。自闭症知识水平与态度显著相关，但在考虑人口统计学因素后，相关性并不一致。然而，在黑人、亚洲人和白色种族群体中，对ASD患者的知识和态度存在差异。研究限制/影响-这些研究结果对政策和公共卫生和教育活动的影响，包括确保公众之间的接触和自闭症的知识。独创性/价值-这些研究结果对政策和公共卫生和教育活动，包括确保公众之间的接触和自闭症知识的影响。此外，还需要进一步努力提高公众对自闭症的认识和态度，特别是在族裔群体中。为鼓励教育、卫生、社会和护理实践等公共领域的结构化和非结构化接触而量身定制的机构支持，可以随着时间的推移有效地减少公众与ASD患者之间的偏见。
Purpose The increase in autism prevalence and presentation in the media suggests a rise in public awareness. This paper aims to explore what factors (contact, knowledge and ethnicity) may be associated to positive attitudes towards individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Design/methodology/approach An online survey examined contact with and knowledge of ASD among Black, Asian and White ethnic groups to predict public attitudes to people with ASD. Findings In multiple regression models, the results suggested that the level of contact predicts positive attitudes towards autism when demographic factors were accounted. The level of knowledge about autism were significantly associated to attitudes, but not consistently when demographic factors were accounted. However, differences in knowledge and attitudes to people with ASD were identified amongst Black, Asian and White ethnic groups. Research limitations/implications These findings have implications for policy and public health and education campaigns, including ensuring contact and knowledge of autism among the public. Originality/value These findings have implications for policy and public health and education campaigns, including ensuring contact and knowledge of autism among the public. Additionally, further effort is required to target public knowledge and attitudes to autism, particularly among ethnic groups. Institutional support tailored to encourage structured and unstructured contact across public domains such as education, health, social and care practices could effectively reduce prejudice between the public and people with ASD over time.