Table 2 Relationship between age and the MAS-UA subscales.

From: Transformation of Ukrainian students’ attitudes toward wheelchair users amid the Russian-Ukrainian war

Subscale (M ± SD)

2022

 

Mann-Whitney U Test: Z, p

2024

Mann-Whitney U Test: Z, p

Age, 18–21 (N = 983)

Age > 21

(N = 470)

Age, 18–21 (N = 550)

Age > 21

(N = 436)

Affective

40.2 ± 5.9

39.4 ± 6.0

2.58; 0.010

34.0 ± 10.2

33.5 ± 10.0

0.80, 0.42

Me (IQR)

40 (36–44)

39 (35–43)

32 (27–40)

32 (26–39)

Cognitive

23.0 ± 7.7

23.6 ± 7.8

−1.38; 0.17

23.6 ± 10.2

24.7 ± 10.3

−1.54, 0.13

Me (IQR)

22 (16–28)

22 (17–29)

22 (14–31)

24.5

(16–31.5)

Behavioral

16.0 ± 5.0

16.3 ± 5.1

−1.19; 0.23

16.2 ± 4.9

16.2 ± 4.7

−0.01, 0.99

Me (IQR)

15 (12–19)

16 (13–19)

16 (13–19)

16 (13–19)

Global MAS

79.2 ± 12.2

79.3 ± 11.5

−0.45; 0.65

73.8 ± 18.7

74.3 ± 17.9

−0.49, 0.62

Me (IQR)

78 (70–87)

79 (71–87)

73 (59–89)

74 (61–86)

  1. Abbreviations: N – number of respondents; M - mean; SD - standard deviation; Me - median; IQR - Interquartile Range.