Validation of the Persian version of the attitudes toward intellectual disability.
The Persian ATTID Short-Form is a valid five-factor tool you can use right away to measure Iranian public attitudes toward people with intellectual disability.
01Research in Context
What this study did
Researchers translated the Attitudes Toward Intellectual Disability (ATTID) Short-Form into Persian. They asked 280 adults across Iran to fill it out.
The team ran statistics to see if the Persian version kept the same five attitude areas as the original.
What they found
The Persian form held its five-factor shape. Internal consistency was good.
Researchers say the scale is ready for use in Iranian schools, clinics, and public campaigns.
How this fits with other research
Zhu et al. (2022) also checked factor structure, but for the Autism-Spectrum Quotient in college students. Both papers show that careful translation and statistics keep a scale’s meaning intact.
Samadi et al. (2012) counted autism cases in Iranian five-year-olds and found a lower rate than Western reports. The new ATTID tool can now measure how those children’s communities view intellectual disability, adding attitude data to the country’s epidemiology picture.
Carraro et al. (2012) proved that exercise lowers anxiety in adults with intellectual disability. With a validated Persian attitude scale, Iranian programs can track whether inclusive sports also shift public views, not just participant mood.
Why it matters
If you run workshops, train staff, or plan inclusive events in Iran, you now have a brief, reliable pre-post measure. Use the Persian ATTID Short-Form to show funders that attitudes really changed after your training or media campaign.
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02At a glance
03Original abstract
BACKGROUND: Attitudes toward individuals with intellectual disability (ID) are the most important factor affecting their social integration and can cause them to experience a sense of achievement or discrimination. The present study aimed to evaluate the latent factor structure and validity of the Persian version of the Attitudes toward Intellectual Disability (ATTID) Short-Form questionnaire. METHODS: The latent factor structure of the Persian version of the ATTID Short-Form was established in a convenient sample of the general population (N = 280) in Iran. The structural validity and temporal reliability, internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis were evaluated. Data analysis was done with SPSS v23 Windows edition and R v4.2.1. RESULTS: The Persian version of the ATTID Short-Form was shown to have a five-factor structure: discomfort, knowledge of capacity, interaction, sensitivity and knowledge of cause. The structure was appropriately fit according to the fit indices (χ2(485) = 530.12), (P-value = 0.077). All the subscales had good temporal reliability. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that the Persian version of the Short-Form of ATTID is a brief, valid and reliable measure that can be used in research and clinical practice.
Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 2024 · doi:10.1111/jir.13161