October 13, 2025

Attitudes Towards Intellectual Disability: A Comparison Between Nursing and Education Students.

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JRJairo Rodríguez‐MedinaUniversidad de Valladolid CGClara González‐SanguinoUniversidad de Valladolid PGPaula San Martín GonzálezUniversidad Pontificia de Salamanca

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Cross-sectional study reveals differing attitudes towards intellectual disability between nursing and education students, suggesting the need for targeted educational interventions.

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Education students reported more positive attitudes towards intellectual disability compared to nursing students, highlighting significant field differences.
Using the Attitudes Towards Persons With Disabilities Scale, the research involved 425 students, enhancing understanding of attitude development during training.
The study utilized structural equation modeling to analyze data, confirming good psychometric properties across groups and finding key attitude determinants.
Findings indicate female gender, prior contact, and progressive ideology are associated with more favorable attitudes towards individuals with disabilities.

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Rodríguez‐Medina et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ece2abd1bb2827d12973ec https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70137

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Cross-sectional study reveals differing attitudes towards intellectual disability between nursing and education students, suggesting the need for targeted educational interventions.

Attitudes Towards Intellectual Disability: A Comparison Between Nursing and Education Students.

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Attitudes Towards Intellectual Disability: A Comparison Between Nursing and Education Students.

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