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What does it mean to be proud: A scoping literature review of disability pride
1Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Purpose/Objective:
The purpose of this scoping review was to explore extant research on disability pride, focusing on populations and methods, conceptual definitions, and relationships between disability pride and related constructs. We aim to build a shared definition of disability pride (Baumeister & Leary, 1997), which could benefit rehabilitation research.
Research Method/Design:
Our scoping review began with a cross-disciplinary search of multiple research databases. Next, we conducted a two-step abstract and full-text review process to evaluate the articles that resulted from this search. In total, 24 articles were included in the review. Finally, our team proceeded with coding each article, identifying key themes and arguments (Onwuegbuzie et al., 2016).
Results:
Disability pride is an idea relevant to a wide variety of fields and areas of inquiry. Half of the articles in our review that discuss disability pride (n = 11) were conceptual or theoretical in nature. A second, smaller group of articles (n = 6) utilized qualitative methods to investigate individual experiences with disability pride. Finally, only three articles utilized scale- and survey-based methods to explore disability pride.
Conclusions/Implications:
The results of this review revealed a close relationship between identity and pride as defined in the literature. The review suggests that specific dimensions of disability pride require further examination as a unique construct specifically for assessment development. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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