Perceived discrimination has been studied with regard to its impact on several types of
health effects. This meta-analysis provides a comprehensive account of the relationships …

Investigating effects of discrimination upon health requires clear concepts, methods, and
measures. At issue are both economic consequences of discrimination and accumulated …

Purpose/Objective: Current theories of adaptation to disability do not address differences in
adaptation to congenital or acquired disability. Although people with congenital disabilities …

The literature on chronic diseases recognizes the role of illness cognition as a mediator
between stress and illness. Few conceptualizations and instruments, however, give an …

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

Title. Adjustment to colostomy: stoma acceptance, stoma care self‐efficacy and interpersonal
relationships Aim. This paper is a report of a study to examine adjustment and its …

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between various coping-related
variables and the evaluation of self-worth and subjective well-being among persons with …

This is the first book to systematically review, update, organize, and critique the literature on
the social psychology of disability in 30 years. The book gives pride of place to classic as …

The article revisits and updates an earlier model (Livneh, 2001) that examined the building
blocks that constitute the dynamics of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and …

This study tested a theoretical model concerning religious, passive, and active coping; pain;
and psychological adjustment among a sample of 200 Latinos with arthritis. Respondents …