2019/07/12 by Carla Branco, Miguel R. Ramos, Miles Hewstone · 80 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Ableism #Association (psychology) #Disadvantaged #Gender studies #Health disparities and outcomes #Political science #Psychology #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social psychology #Sociology
paper · open access · doi:10.1111/josi.12340
published in Journal of Social Issues 75(3), 814-846 (Wiley)
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Abstract Discrimination has negative consequences for the health and well‐being (HWB) of individuals belonging to disadvantaged groups. Due to social and attitudinal barriers, we argue that disabled people comprise one of the groups most affected by discrimination. Using data from the European Social Survey, including representative samples from 32 countries surveyed in seven waves (2002–2014), we compared the effects of ableism on HWB with discrimination targeting other groups (e.g., sexism and ageism). We tested these effects between individuals (i.e., comparing the effects of individuals belonging to different disadvantaged groups) and within individuals (i.e., examining the case of individuals belonging to multiple disadvantaged categories). Results indicated that facing ableism is associated with lower HWB, and that this effect has a greater magnitude when compared to the effect of being discriminated because of other disadvantaged group memberships. Our findings highlight the significance of addressing ableism in research and social policy.