INFLUENCE OF EXPOSURE ON PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE TOWARDS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PWD): EXPLORING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTITUDE USING SEM APPROACH
Journal: PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences (Vol.3, No. 3)Publication Date: 2017-11-15
Authors : Ong Tah Fatt; Aida Roha binti Abdul Rasid;
Page : 836-853
Keywords : Exposure; Attitude; Public acceptance; People with disabilities;
Abstract
Societal acceptance towards disability can have a distressing impact upon the self-confidence and self-image of people with disabilities (PWD), which can discourage the involvement of person with disabilities in physical activity. This study aims to examine the causal relationships of exposure and attitude components on public acceptance towards PWD involvement in physical activity. A convenience sampling technique was utilized to collect data from the public (n=444), at four urban Public Recreation Park in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Structural equation modeling analysis was utilized to assess the hypothesized conceptual model, and examines the relationship among the constructs. Attitude (β=.473, p
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