TY - JOUR
T1 - Stigma in the Area of Intellectual Disabilities
T2 - Examining a Conceptual Model of Public Stigma
AU - Werner, Shirli
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Studies in the area of intellectual disability (ID) stigma are few and atheoretical. This study examined the adequacy of the conceptual framework of stigma from the mental illness field regarding ID. Telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 304 adults in Israel. Participants were read a vignette describing a man with ID and answered items related to cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions. Behavioral dimensions included: Withdrawal, Social distance, and Helping behaviors. The stigma process leading to Withdrawal was drawn through Negative affect, whereas the process to Social distance was drawn through Calm affect. One unique aspect of the stigma process in ID is the importance of Calm affect, which helped reduce Social distance.
AB - Studies in the area of intellectual disability (ID) stigma are few and atheoretical. This study examined the adequacy of the conceptual framework of stigma from the mental illness field regarding ID. Telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 304 adults in Israel. Participants were read a vignette describing a man with ID and answered items related to cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions. Behavioral dimensions included: Withdrawal, Social distance, and Helping behaviors. The stigma process leading to Withdrawal was drawn through Negative affect, whereas the process to Social distance was drawn through Calm affect. One unique aspect of the stigma process in ID is the importance of Calm affect, which helped reduce Social distance.
KW - attitudes
KW - conceptualization
KW - intellectual disability
KW - model
KW - pubic stigma
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U2 - 10.1352/1944-7558-120.5.460
DO - 10.1352/1944-7558-120.5.460
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C2 - 26322392
AN - SCOPUS:84943350091
SN - 1944-7515
VL - 120
SP - 460
EP - 475
JO - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
JF - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IS - 5
ER -