title: Brief report: reliability and validity of the shared activities questionnaire as a measure of middle school students' attitudes toward autism.
abstract: The Shared Activities Questionnaire (SAQ) is a self-report measure of children's behavioral intentions towards peers with disabilities. The SAQ has been validated as a measure of elementary school students' attitudes towards peers with disabilities. In the present study, psychometric properties of the SAQ as a measure of middle school students' attitudes toward autism were examined in a sample of 1,007 students (M age = 12.95 years). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure found for elementary school students. Internal consistency reliability was excellent. Criterion-related validity was established by demonstrating strong and positive relationships with a measure of cognitive attitudes. The SAQ is a reliable and valid measure of middle school students' behavioral intentions towards autism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia, 325-J Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA, 30602-7143, USA. jmcmpbll@uga.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010379:Peer Group; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires