Psychometric Properties of the Arabic version of the Behavioral Intention to Interact with Peers with Intellectual Disability Scale

Autor(en)
Ghaleb H. Alnahdi, Susanne Schwab
Abstrakt

According to literature, students' attitudes toward peers with disabilities are crucial for the social inclusion of students with disabilities. Therefore, knowledge about students' behavioral intention to interact with peers with intellectual disability (ID) can help improve the social inclusion of students with ID. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Behavioral Intention to Interact with Peers with Intellectual Disability Scale (BIS). Data were collected from 887 elementary school students (591 girls and 296 boys) from third to sixth grades in Saudi Arabia. Psychometric properties of the BIS were examined with a confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance analysis (across gender), and reliability scales (internal consistency). Good indicators were obtained for the construct and the convergent validity of the BIS. The results supported the two-dimensional structure of the BIS. The internal consistency of the BIS and each of its subscales was good. Furthermore, no measurement variance was found for boys and girls students. The Arabic version of the scale showed good psychometric properties and therefore can be recommended to measure students' behavioral intention to interact with peers with intellectual disability.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Lehrer*innenbildung, Institut für Bildungswissenschaft
Externe Organisation(en)
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
Band
11
Anzahl der Seiten
8
ISSN
1664-1078
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01212
Publikationsdatum
2020
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
503034 Inklusive Pädagogik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Psychologie
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 4 – Hochwertige Bildung
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/218b98dc-7e34-41ed-a9c3-161a4d7d684a