Knowledge mediates attitude in autism spectrum disorders? Data from Malaysia

Societal Attitudes Towards Autism (SATA): Validation of the Greek Version in the General Population

“…This finding is consistent with the results from the original standardization of the SATA scale (Flood et al, 2013). Furthermore, the results reveal moderate levels of knowledge and positive attitudes regarding people with ASD a consistent finding with relevant research in developing countries (Chu et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2012). Finally, the factors of gender, age, and educational level significantly affect scores on the Greek SATA scale confirming previous research (Cage et al, 2019;Chu et al, 2021;Jensen et al, 2016;Jones et al, 2021;Kuzminski et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2012).…”

“…Previous evidence supports that knowledge about ASD and social contact with people with ASD influence positive attitudes toward people with ASD and their families (Chu et al, 2021;Dachez et al, 2015;Gemegah et al, 2021;Kuzminski et al, 2019). Several researchers have investigated the knowledge about ASD and the attitudes of unaffected people towards people with ASD in community samples from different cultures (Cage et al, 2019;Chu et al, 2021;Dachez et al, 2015;Dickter et al, 2020;Durand-Zaleski et al, 2012;Gemegah et al, 2021;Jensen et al, 2016;Jones et al, 2021;Kuzminski et al, 2019;Surmen et al, 2015;Wang et al, 2012). Studies from developed countries with individualist communities such as Great Britain, the USA, and Australia reveal higher levels of knowledge about ASD and lower levels of stigma (Cage et al, 2019;Jones et al, 2021;Kuzminski et al, 2019;Obeid et al, 2015), compared to studies from developing and underdeveloped countries with collectivist communities such as Malaysia, Turkey, and China, which reveal moderate or low levels of knowledge and higher levels of stigma (Chu et al, 2021;Surmen et al, 2015;Wang et al, 2012).…”

“…Previous evidence supports that knowledge about ASD and social contact with people with ASD influence positive attitudes toward people with ASD and their families (Chu et al, 2021;Dachez et al, 2015;Gemegah et al, 2021;Kuzminski et al, 2019). Several researchers have investigated the knowledge about ASD and the attitudes of unaffected people towards people with ASD in community samples from different cultures (Cage et al, 2019;Chu et al, 2021;Dachez et al, 2015;Dickter et al, 2020;Durand-Zaleski et al, 2012;Gemegah et al, 2021;Jensen et al, 2016;Jones et al, 2021;Kuzminski et al, 2019;Surmen et al, 2015;Wang et al, 2012).…”

“…Several researchers have investigated the knowledge about ASD and the attitudes of unaffected people towards people with ASD in community samples from different cultures (Cage et al, 2019 ; Chu et al, 2021 ; Dachez et al, 2015 ; Dickter et al, 2020 ; Durand-Zaleski et al, 2012 ; Gemegah et al, 2021 ; Jensen et al, 2016 ; Jones et al, 2021 ; Kuzminski et al, 2019 ; Surmen et al, 2015 ; Wang et al, 2012 ). Studies from developed countries with individualist communities such as Great Britain, the USA, and Australia reveal higher levels of knowledge about ASD and lower levels of stigma (Cage et al, 2019 ; Jones et al, 2021 ; Kuzminski et al, 2019 ; Obeid et al, 2015 ), compared to studies from developing and underdeveloped countries with collectivist communities such as Malaysia, Turkey, and China, which reveal moderate or low levels of knowledge and higher levels of stigma (Chu et al, 2021 ; Surmen et al, 2015 ; Wang et al, 2012 ). Most research has proposed that participants held basic knowledge about the disorder but had several misconceptions about the difficulties people with ASD face or the support they need (Durand-Zaleski et al 2012 ; Jensen et al 2016 ; Jones et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2012 ).…”

“…Most research has proposed that participants held basic knowledge about the disorder but had several misconceptions about the difficulties people with ASD face or the support they need (Durand-Zaleski et al 2012 ; Jensen et al 2016 ; Jones et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2012 ). Additionally, the majority of research suggests that the higher education level of participants (Chu et al, 2021 ; Jones et al, 2021 ), the specific knowledge about ASD, and the social contact with people with ASD (Chu et al, 2021 ; Dachez et al, 2015 ; Gemegah et al, 2021 ; Jensen et al, 2016 ; Kuzminski et al, 2019 ), as well as the female gender (Cage et al, 2019 ; Jensen et al, 2016 ; Kuzminski et al, 2019 ; Obeid et al, 2015 ; Wang et al, 2012 ) are generally associated with more positive attitudes towards individuals with ASD. However, the effect of gender is not consistent in all studies (Jones et al, 2021 ; Matthews et al, 2015 ).…”