The “Own” and the “Wise” Revisited: Physical Disability, Stigma, and Mental Health among Couples

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Utilizing data from a cross-sectional community survey of 455 heterosexual couples in which at least one partner has a physical disability, we examine the associations between stigma and psychological distress for both partners. We also assess whether these associations are moderated by gender. Findings from an actor-partner interdependence model analysis reveal that personally experienced stigma and vicarious stigma experiences have additive effects on psychological distress, but only among women. We discuss how these findings extend a relational understanding of stigma and its effects and implications for research and practice.

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Journal

Title: Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Abbreviated Title: J Health Soc Behav

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Print): 0022-1465

ISSN (Electronic): 2150-6000

Publication date Created: June 2021

Publication date (Electronic): March 15 2021

Publication date (Print): June 2021

Volume: 62

Issue: 2

Pages: 170-182

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[1 ]University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

[2 ]Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

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DOI: 10.1177/0022146521998343

PubMed ID: 33719633

SO-VID: 4a69feaa-8076-4317-a44b-7ca578d17286

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