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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 553-569Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01662.x
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- ESRC [ES/E002692/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/E002692/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Research into the relationship between stigmatization and well-being suggests that identification with a stigmatized group can buffer individuals from the adverse effects of stigma. In part, this is because social identification is hypothesized to provide a basis for social support which increases resistance to stigma and rejection of negative in-group stereotypes. The present research tests this model among individuals with mental health problems. As hypothesized, group identification predicted increased social support, stereotype rejection, and stigma resistance. These self-protective mechanisms were in turn found to predict higher levels of self-esteem. However, the general effect of these associations was to suppress a negative relationship between social identification and self-esteem. This confirms that the positive impact of identification lies in its capacity to provide access to stress-buffering mechanisms but also indicates that the impact of identification with a severely stigmatized group is not necessarily positive. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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