Disability Identity: Exploring Narrative Accounts of Disability
Disability Identity: Exploring Narrative Accounts of Disability
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DOI：
10.1037/a0031691
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Burcaw, Shane
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作者：
Dunn, Dana S.;Burcaw, Shane
目的：残疾人身份是残疾人社会心理研究中的一个重要课题。残疾认同意味着积极的自我意识、与残疾社区的联系或团结。一个连贯的残疾身份被认为有助于个人适应残疾，包括导航相关的社会压力和日常麻烦。关注残疾叙事将使康复心理学家制定详细的理论和计划，旨在探索残疾身份的心理社会应用的实证调查。方法：我们检查了六个叙述（例如，残疾人撰写的文章、章节、书籍、博客），以确定说明残疾身份的摘录。结果：使用从残疾身份研究中得出的主题（即，社区依恋、对残疾的肯定、自我价值、骄傲、歧视、个人意义），我们对叙述的摘录进行了分类。结论：通过强调残疾身份的积极方面，对残疾叙述的研究可以使残疾人和非残疾人了解残疾人如何生活。我们讨论的原因康复研究人员和从业者应该考虑残疾的身份和叙述在各自的努力。
Objective: To review a type of narrative identity, disability identity, which is a potentially important topic concerning the social psychology of disability. Disability identity entails a positive sense of self, feelings of connection to, or solidarity with, the disability community. A coherent disability identity is believed to help individuals adapt to disability, including navigating related social stresses and daily hassles. Attention to disability narratives will enable rehabilitation psychologists to develop detailed theories and plan empirical investigations aimed at exploring the psychosocial applications of disability identity. Method: We examined six narratives (e.g., articles, chapters, books, blogs) written by people with disabilities in order to identify excerpts illustrating disability identity. Results: Using themes drawn from disability-identity research (i.e., communal attachment, affirmation of disability, self-worth, pride, discrimination, personal meaning), we categorized excerpts from the narratives. Conclusion: By highlighting positive aspects of disability identity, the study of disability narratives can inform persons with and without disabilities about how individuals live with disabilities. We discuss reasons rehabilitation researchers and practitioners should consider disability identity and narratives in their respective efforts.