Ableist microaggressions and psychological distress among adults with disabilities: The role of disability visibility.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Rehabilitation Psychology Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI:10.1037/rep0000582

Dylan G Serpas, Daniel A Ignacio, Kemesha Gabbidon, Barbara J Cherry

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Purpose/objective: Experiences of disability-based discrimination among adults with disabilities (AWD) span individual, interpersonal, and structural domains that are implicated in mental health disparities. Ableist microaggressions, a subtle and contemporary form of disability-based discrimination, are positively associated with psychological distress. Additionally, disability characteristics may impact mental health outcomes differently. This study investigated (a) the association between lifetime experiences of ableist microaggressions and psychological distress and (b) the moderating effect of disability visibility.

Research method/design: A cross-sectional survey-based online study through Amazon's Mechanical Turk was conducted among 995 AWD whose ages ranged from 18 to 70 (M = 34.73, SD = 9.45).

Results: After adjusting for confounds linear regression analyses revealed a significant, positive relationship between ableist microaggressions and depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Models explained approximately 18%-23% of the variance in psychological distress. Moderation analyses indicated that associations were stronger among participants with less visible disabilities.

Conclusions/implications: Findings underscore disability visibility as an important correlate in AWD mental health disparities. Results should be interpreted within the scope of the sampling procedures and sample demographics. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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残疾成年人中的能力主义微观诽谤和心理困扰：残疾能见度的作用。

目的/目标：成年残疾人（AWD）遭受的基于残疾的歧视横跨个人、人际和结构领域，与心理健康差异有关联。能力主义微诽谤是一种微妙的当代残疾歧视形式，与心理困扰呈正相关。此外，残疾特征可能会对心理健康结果产生不同的影响。本研究调查了（a）终生经历的残障主义微诋毁与心理困扰之间的关系，以及（b）残疾可见性的调节作用：研究方法/设计：通过亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk 进行了一项基于横截面调查的在线研究，研究对象为 995 名年龄介于 18 岁至 70 岁之间的残疾人士（M = 34.73，SD = 9.45）：结果：在对混杂因素进行调整后，线性回归分析表明，能动主义微观辱骂与抑郁、焦虑和压力症状之间存在显著的正相关关系。模型解释了约 18%-23% 的心理困扰变异。调节分析表明，在残疾不太明显的参与者中，两者之间的关联性更强：研究结果表明，残疾可见度是造成残疾人士心理健康差异的一个重要相关因素。应在抽样程序和样本人口统计学的范围内解释研究结果。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, 版权所有）。

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Rehabilitation Psychology Multiple-

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4.80

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期刊介绍： Rehabilitation Psychology is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles in furtherance of the mission of Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and to advance the science and practice of rehabilitation psychology. Rehabilitation psychologists consider the entire network of biological, psychological, social, environmental, and political factors that affect the functioning of persons with disabilities or chronic illness. Given the breadth of rehabilitation psychology, the journal"s scope is broadly defined.