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Understanding stigma consciousness: A multilevel analysis across diverse stigmatized groups.
Joelle-Cathrin Flöther1, Juliane Degner1
1Department of Psychology, University Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
The British Journal of Social Psychology
|March 24, 2026
Summary
Stigma consciousness, the expectation of being stigmatized, is mainly an individual trait. It is shaped by personal experiences like discrimination and group identification, not just group membership.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Sociology
- Psychological Science
Background:
- Individuals within stigmatized groups exhibit varied responses to their group status.
- Stigma consciousness, defined as the expectation of stigmatization due to group membership, is a key factor in these differences.
- Limited research exists on the predictors of stigma consciousness variance at individual and group levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically investigate individual, stigma, and group-level variables influencing stigma consciousness.
- To understand the primary sources of variation in stigma consciousness.
Main Methods:
- Utilized multilevel regression modeling.
- Analyzed data from 3,969 members across 18 distinct stigmatized groups.
Main Results:
- Stigma consciousness primarily varies at the individual level, with less variation between groups.
- Key predictors of stigma consciousness include personal experiences of discrimination, ingroup identification, and ideological beliefs.
- Individual-level factors significantly shape stigma consciousness.
Conclusions:
- Refines the conceptualization of stigma consciousness as an individual psychological characteristic.
- Emphasizes the role of individual perceptions and experiences over group membership in shaping stigma consciousness.
- Suggests future research on additional individual-level predictors and outcomes of stigma consciousness.
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