Influence of message error type on Korean adults' attitudes toward an individual who uses augmentative and alternative communication
- 주제(키워드) Adults , Attitudes , Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Informa Healthcare
- 발행년도 2015
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000115815
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/07434618.2015.1008569
- 저작권 이화여자대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of types of message errors on the attitudes of Korean adults toward a person who uses AAC. The attitudes of 72 adults who speak native Korean were examined through attitude questionnaires completed after viewing videotaped conversations between a boy with cerebral palsy and an adult without disabilities. Each interaction video involved a message with one of six error types, including various types of syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic errors. The participants provided information on their attitude towards the person who used AAC, and ranked their preferences among the six messages. The results provide evidence that attitudes towards the individual using AAC were most positive (in comparison with other conditions) when a pragmatic error was observed. Messages containing a syntactic error were ranked most favorably. Spearman's correlation analyses revealed some relationship between attitudes rating and preferences ranking. Our results provide evidence that specific language and cultural contexts may play an important role in shaping attitudes toward those who use AAC. © 2015 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
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