Children with disabilities can be exposed to stigma and discrimination because of poor attitudes. The role of peer is crucial for development of disabled children.

The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes of children towards their peers with disabilities and to identify factors associated with them.

1305 elementary school students included to the study. The students participating in the study, 48.9% (534) were female, 51.1% (558) were male. The Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes towards Children with Handicaps (CATCH) scale was used to investigate the children's attitudes.

• Being important in terms of epidemiological investigation.
• Giving new results from society with different cultural and national characteristics.
• Investigating the three components of the CATCH.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria were being a student of elementary school, being aged between 11-15 years and being volunteer.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who had a congenital or acquired disability or a handicap and who did not complete the scale were excluded.

1305 elementary school students (aged 11-14 years and grades 5-8) included to the study from 6 public and 2 private schools. The students participating in the study, 48.9% (534) were female, 51.1% (558) were male.