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Effects of an Inclusive Physical Activity Program on the Motor Skills, Social Skills and Attitudes of Students with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study investigated the effects of an inclusive physical activity (IPA) program on the motor and social skills and attitudes of students with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study sample consisted of 45 ASD and typical development (TD) students aged between 6 and 11 years. The students were randomly divided into two groups: a training group consisting of 27 students (n = 13 with ASD and n = 14 with TD) and a control group consisting of 18 students (n = 9 with ASD and n = 9 with TD). In conclusion, the IPA program increased the motor and social skills of the ASD students and improved the motor skills of the TD students and positively affected their attitudes towards the ASD students.
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Bystander Program Effectiveness to Reduce Violence and Violence Acceptance Within Sexual Minority Male and Female High School Students Using a Cluster RCT
Bystander interventions have been highlighted as promising strategies to reduce sexual violence and sexual harassment, yet their effectiveness for sexual minority youth remains largely unexamined in high schools’ populations. This rigorous cluster randomized control trial addresses this gap by evaluating intervention effectiveness among sexual majority and minority students known be to at increased risk of sexual violence. Kentucky high schools were randomized to intervention or control conditions. In intervention schools, educators provided school-wide Green Dot presentations (phase 1) and intensive bystander training to student popular opinion leaders (phase 2). Each spring from 2010 to 2014, students attending 26 high schools completed anonymous surveys about violence acceptance and violent events. An analytic sample of 74,836 surveys with no missing data over the 5 years was available. Sexual violence acceptance scores declined significantly over time in intervention versus control schools among all but sexual minority males. This intervention was also associated with reductions in both perpetration and victimization of sexual violence, sexual harassment, and physical dating violence among sexual majority yet not sexual minority youth. Both sexual minority and majority youth experienced reductions in stalking victimization and perpetration associated with the intervention. In this large cluster randomized controlled trial, the bystander intervention appears to work best to reduce violence for sexual majority youth. Bystander programs may benefit from explicitly engaging sexual minority youth in intervention efforts or adapting intervention programs to include attitudes that shape the experience of sexual minority high school youth (e.g., homophobic teasing, homonegativity).
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Understanding Our Peers with Pablo: Exploring the Merit of an Autism Spectrum Disorder De-stigmatisation Programme Targeting Peers in Irish Early Education Mainstream Settings
The political drive for inclusion means there are increasing numbers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) being educated alongside their neurotypical peers. Pervasive victimisation has prompted the development of peer interventions targeting stigma. This study evaluated the ‘Understanding Our Peers with Pablo’ programme for effects on knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of infant schoolchildren (N = 222) towards autistic peers. Classes were randomly assigned to an intervention or waitlist control condition. Change over time in knowledge of autism and attitudes and behavioural intentions towards familiar and unfamiliar peers was analysed using mixed analyses of variance. The intervention condition showed gains in knowledge and increased positive attitudes towards unfamiliar autistic peers (maintained over three-months). There were significant improvements in attitudes towards familiar autistic peers, and time-limited decreases in behavioural intentions across both conditions. Overall, results support the use of this programme in early-years education.
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Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes Towards Autistic Peers?
This study aimed to assess the efficacy of two cartoons which depict autistic characters in improving attitudes towards autistic peers in two separate studies. Forty-six children participated in study 1 (4–7 years), and 47 children participated in study 2 (8–11 years). Both the conative (behavioural) component of attitudes and knowledge about autism were measured before and after the cartoon interventions. Knowledge of autism increased after watching the cartoons in both studies but attitudes to autism only improved in study 1. Knowledge was shown to correlate with change in some but not all attitude measures. The findings suggest that cartoons can improve attitudes to autism, but this may depend on how information is presented.
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Evaluation of \The Interprofessional Education Academy\
This study evaluated the impact of the “1st Interprofessional Education Academy” on the interprofessional identity and attitudes of healthcare students in Turkey. This was a 4 day national training program for 24 health professionals aimed to increase effective collaboration and communication skills, support the development of professional identity, and strengthen the implementation of IPE in Turkey. Twenty-four female participants (mean age: 22.88 ± 2.35 years) from various healthcare disciplines completed the Extended Professional Identity Scale (EPIS-TR) and the Interprofessional Attitude Scale (IPAS) before and after the intervention. The results showed significant improvements in all EPIS-TR subscales (interprofessional belonging, commitment, and beliefs) and total scores, indicating a positive impact on interprofessional identity. The IPAS results revealed significant increases in the teamwork, roles, and responsibilities (TRR), patient-centeredness (PC), cultural competency (CC), and overall scores, suggesting enhanced interprofessional attitudes and competencies. A moderately positive correlation was found between EPIS-TR and IPAS total scores. In the analysis, it was seen that there was an increase in the perception level of the participants regarding the importance of IPE due to the effect of the training they received. In addition, there was a significant decrease in participants’ perceptions of their place in the training programs due to an increase in their awareness. The training program received positive evaluations from the participants. These findings highlight the effectiveness of structured IPE interventions in fostering collaborative attitudes and identities among health care students. Further research with larger and more diverse samples is needed to reinforce these results and provide additional evidence for the scale’s applicability in IPE contexts.
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Addressing Sexism With Children: Young Adults' Beliefs About Bias Socialization
College students' beliefs concerning socializing children about sexism and other culturally important topics were investigated using mixed methods. In Study 1, participants (N = 71) defined sexism and explained their beliefs about addressing sexism with children. Thirty-five percent argued against childhood sexism-socialization. Emergent themes provided insights about how sexism is viewed and yielded data needed to design a closed-ended socialization-beliefs survey. In Study 2, students (N = 141) completed this survey and reported their feminist beliefs and childhood-socialization experiences. Childhood sexism-socialization was more commonly endorsed by women, stronger feminists, and those who had themselves experienced childhood sexismsocialization. Descriptive data document socialization beliefs about 21 culturally important topics. Results suggest that programs aimed at socializing children about sexism should also address beliefs of the adults responsible for program implementation.
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Integrated Substance Use Programs: Using Baseline Attitudinal Data from Child Welfare Workers to Inform Implementation
Substance use (SU) is associated with poor child welfare (CW) outcomes, yet there is little research on SU-related attitudes of CW workers. We surveyed CW workers to understand their beliefs about parents with SU concerns as well as the usefulness of integrated service delivery with SU providers. À notable proportion of respondents endorsed negative stereotypes and were pessimistic about parental recovery from SU and child safety. Implications for policy-makers, program design, and implementation are discussed.
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Evaluation of the attitudes of dental students about interprofessional learning using the RIPLS questionnaire
Objectives
This study aimed to assess the attitude of Iranian dental students towards interprofessional education (IPE).
Materials and methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on a diverse group of 235 third-, fourth—, fifth–, and sixth-year dental students from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2020–2021. The Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPES) was used for data collection. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by an expert panel (
n
= 4) and the content validity ratio (CVR) calculation. Its face validity was evaluated by administering it to 26 dental students and calculating CVR. The effects of demographic variables (gender, marital status, academic year, previous history of filling out the questionnaire, and participation in IPE courses) on the attitude of students were analyzed by a linear regression model. The final score of students was then calculated.
Results
Demographic variables had a significant effect on the total score (
P
< 0.05), and females, singles, and senior students acquired a higher score. The mean score was also significantly higher in those with previous experience filling out a similar questionnaire and participating in IPE courses (
P
< 0.05). The mean score of students’ readiness for IPE was 70.19 ± 14.29%, and the mean acquired score of 88.1% was higher than the optimal threshold of 60.
Conclusion
The study’s findings underscore the positive attitude of dental students towards IPE, providing strong support for including and implementing this educational model in the dental curriculum.
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Partnering for Change: How Lived Experience is Reshaping Reunification Practices and Fostering Culture Transformation in Child Welfare
The Parents Empowering Parents (PEP) Initiative was launched by New York City's Administration for Children's Services in partnership with Rise, a parent-led advocacy organization, and two foster care agencies. PEP integrated parent advocates- parents with lived experience-into foster care units to support families toward reunification. This study explored PEP's role in fostering family-centered practices and culture change, highlighting its codesign process; collaborative approach; and individualized, traumainformed support as pathways to improved child welfare outcomes and systemic transformation.
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