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Consequences of Perceived Personal and Group Discrimination Against People With Physical Disabilities.
- Source :
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Rehabilitation Psychology . May2019, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p212-220. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: To analyze the consequences for self-esteem of perceived discrimination against people with physical disabilities, as individuals and as a group. Method: A structural model based on the psychosocial literature was tested in a sample of 288 Spanish participants with different degrees of physical disability. This model predicted that personal perceived discrimination would be associated with the internalization of stigma that, in turn, would be negatively associated with the self-esteem of people with physical disabilities. On the other hand, group perceived discrimination, was predicted to enhance group identification and promote intention to contribute to collective action and hence have a beneficial effect on the self-esteem of people with physical disabilities. Results: The model provided a good fit to the data. The relationship between personal discrimination and the self-esteem of people with physical disabilities was completely mediated by internalized stigma. The model also showed that group perceived discrimination had only an indirect effect on self-esteem. Conclusion: This research makes two main contributions. From a theoretical perspective we found that perceived personal and group discrimination influence self-esteem through different paths. From an applied point of view, our results may contribute to the design of interventions to enhance the quality of life of people with physical disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DISCRIMINATION & psychology
*CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MATHEMATICAL models
*RESEARCH methodology
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*PATH analysis (Statistics)
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*QUALITY of life
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*REGRESSION analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SELF-perception
*SOCIAL psychology
*STEREOTYPES
*SOCIAL stigma
*THEORY
*GROUP process
*SOCIAL support
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ATTITUDES toward disabilities
PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00905550
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135871624
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000277