Infectious disease control is a crucial public health issue. Although it is important to urgently
perform public health measures in order to reduce the risk of spread, it could end up …

Abstract The “Illness Identity” model proposed that self-stigma impacts hope and self-esteem
and subsequently leads to a cascade of negative effects on outcomes related to recovery …

There are many different perspectives for understanding autism. These perspectives may
each convey different levels of stigma for autistic individuals. This qualitative study aimed to …

People with concealable stigmatized identities, such as a criminal record, often anticipate
stigma from others. Anticipated stigma is thought to cause withdrawal from situations in …

The association between stigma and adverse interpersonal outcomes is well established.
However, the mechanisms underlying this association have yet to be comprehensively …

Background: The purpose of this project was to understand how college students on the
autism spectrum integrate their diagnosis into their identity, whether they connect with a …

Individuals with physical and mental disabilities can be stigmatized and perceived in terms
of their disabilities in the public domain. This is less pervasive in the private domain …

The research presented here investigates potential psychological and health consequences
of concealing a chronic illness. Data were collected from 2,500 individuals living with …

This thesis aimed to investigate the role of minority stress (MS) and autistic community
connectedness (ACC) on mental health (MH) and wellbeing in the autistic community …

People are fundamentally motivated to be included in social connections that feel safe,
connections where they are consistently cared for and protected, not hurt or exploited …