People cope with stigma via individualistic strategies that minimize stigmatized attributes,
and collective strategies that positively redefine stigmatized traits. Guided by social identity …

Following social identity theory, the present investigation examines the political benefits of
self-identification as a member of the disability community for disability-rights advocacy …

A pernicious impact of ableism is its tendency to take‐for‐granted ability as a legitimate
criterion for negative differential treatment, thereby making disability discrimination difficult to …

Purpose/Objective: According to Social Identity Theory, minority group members, like people
with disabilities, manage stigma by either “passing” as majority group members or …

Purpose/Objective: The rejection-identification model (RIM) argues that the negative impacts
of stigma, such as decreased self-esteem, may be mitigated when members of the …

Background A 2005 review by Beart, Hardy and Buchan, asking how people with intellectual
disabilities view their social identities, has been widely cited, indicating this important topic …

For parents of children with disabilities, stigmatization is part of everyday life. To resist the
negative social and emotional consequences of stigma, parents both challenge and deflect …

Empirical analysis of disability identity has great potential to improve understanding of the
role of disability status in identity politics. Despite ongoing discussions of the relevance of …

Purpose/Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize existing
empirical research on disability identity development. This review is organized to present the …

In this study, we examine the direct and vicarious impact of the social processes of felt and
enacted stigma and their impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families …