Mindfulness, Contact Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Students With Visual Impairments Among Certified Adapted Physical Educators

• Justin A. Haegele ^[1] ; Chunxiao Li ^[2] ; Wesley J. Wilson ^[3]
  1. [1] Old Dominion University

     Old Dominion University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] South China Normal University

     South China Normal University

     China

     
  3. [3] University of Louisiana at Lafayette

     University of Louisiana at Lafayette

     Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: Adapted physical activity quaterly, ISSN 0736-5829, Vol. 37, Nº. 4, 2020, págs. 498-507
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between interpersonal/intrapersonal mindfulness, contact anxiety, and attitudes toward students with visual impairments among certified adapted physical educators. Participants included 115 certified adapted physical educators who completed a 31-item online survey, composed of a 10-item demographic questionnaire, a 14-item mindfulness in teaching scale, a four-item intergroup anxiety scale, and a three-item attitude scale. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that intrapersonal mindfulness was a negative predictor of contact anxiety (β = −0.26, p = .007) and contact anxiety negatively predicted attitudes (β = −0.22, p = .02). A mediation analysis revealed that intrapersonal mindfulness had an indirect effect on attitudes through contact anxiety, b = 0.09, SE = 0.05, 95% confidence interval [0.006, 0.22]. Collectively, both intrapersonal and interpersonal mindfulness appear to be responsible for the formation of attitudes, but with different underlying processes involved.