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The study aims to investigate how the level of body awareness relates to perceptions of individuals with disabilities.

June 28, 2026Selçuk Sağlık Dergisi0 citations

The Effect of Body Awareness Level on Perception of Individuals With Disabilities

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The study aims to investigate how the level of body awareness relates to perceptions of individuals with disabilities.
Cross-sectional design with 250 volunteers aged 18-35 from Kırklareli, Turkey.
Participants completed the Perception Towards Disabled Individuals Scale (PTDIS) and the Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ).
Spearman's correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to explore relationships and predictive effects.
BAQ scores were positively correlated with PTDIS scores (r = .209, p < .001), indicating a weak positive relationship.
Multiple regression analysis showed BAQ is a significant predictor of PTDIS (β = .289, p < .001) along with age (β = -.194, p = .003).
The regression model accounted for 9.6% of the variance in perceptions towards disabled individuals.

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between individuals' level of body awareness and their perception towards individuals with disabilities.Method: In this cross-sectional study, 250 volunteers aged 18-35 living in Kırklareli participated. Data were collected online using a Demographic Data Form, the Perception Towards Disabled Individuals Scale (PTDIS), and the Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ). Relationships were examined using Spearman's correlation analysis, and predictive effects on PTDIS were tested using multiple linear regression analysis.Results: An increase in BAQ scores was found to be positively and significantly, albeit weakly, correlated with an increase in PTDIS scores (r = .209, p .001). Regression analysis revealed that BAQ (β = .289, p .001) and age (β = -.194, p = .003) were significant predictors of PTDIS, with the model explaining 9.6% of the total variance [F(3,246)=8.733, p

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