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  • Sociology
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • The rejection-identification model (RIM) suggests group identification mitigates stigma's negative effects.
  • Disability pride, viewing disability positively, is an understudied stigma-reduction mechanism.
  • International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) factors influence disability categorization but not pride predictors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if ICF factors predict disability pride.
  • To determine if disability pride mediates the stigma-self-esteem relationship, supporting RIM.

Main Methods:

  • An internet-based survey assessed pride, self-esteem, and ICF factors.
  • Participants (n=710) reported at least one impairment.
  • Recruitment avoided mentioning disability to minimize bias.

Main Results:

  • ICF personal and environmental factors (stigma, social support, ethnicity) predicted disability pride.
  • Impairment factors did not predict disability pride.
  • Disability pride partially mediated the relationship between stigma and self-esteem, supporting RIM.

Conclusions:

  • Disability pride shows potential for protecting self-esteem against stigma.
  • Disability pride is currently rare.
  • Interventions promoting pride could target social support, stigma, and ethnicity, not impairment characteristics.