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ERIC Number: EJ956642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Stigma and Intellectual Disability: A Review of Related Measures and Future Directions
Werner, Shirli; Corrigan, Patrick; Ditchman, Nicole; Sokol, Kristin
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v33 n2 p748-765 Mar-Apr 2012
The theoretical construct of stigma has received much attention in psychiatric disability research, leading to the development of widely used measures. Such measures have had real world impact in that they allow for the assessment of stigma change efforts. The study of stigma has not received the same level of attention for persons with intellectual disabilities. In this manuscript we evaluate existing measures of intellectual disability stigma through a systematic review of the literature. Twenty-four scales were reviewed and evaluated. Findings indicate a paucity of stigma measures based on theoretical conceptualizations pointing to a need for further development of measures to pursue the study of public, self, and family stigma as related to intellectual disability. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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