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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kim, Jaeyoung; *
Affiliations: Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Jaeyoung Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1000 Bascom Mall, 461 Education Building, Madison, WI 53706, USA. E-mail: kim934@wisc.edu.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Disability stigma is a significant risk factor that reduces job satisfaction. Based on the previous studies, the role of disability acceptance as a buffer to prevent the negative impact of stigma in the workplace is hypothesized. OBJECTIVE:This study examined the moderating effect of disability acceptance on the negative effects of disability stigma on job satisfaction of people with disabilities. METHODS:164 participants working at the time of the survey completed questionnaires measuring disability stigma, disability acceptance, and job satisfaction. The associations among the three variables were examined using simple linear regression analyses. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to identify the moderating effect of disability acceptance after controlling disability type. RESULTS:Disability stigma (β=–0.17, p < 0.05) and disability acceptance (β=0.18, p < 0.05) were significantly associated with job satisfaction respectively. In the final model, disability acceptance moderated the relationship between disability stigma and job satisfaction (β=–0.16, p < 0.05). Specifically, the impacts of disability stigma on job satisfaction for participants with higher disability acceptance differed from those with lower acceptance. CONCLUSION:The current research suggests that disability acceptance plays a critical role for people with disabilities to cope with the negative impact of disability stigma. This result implies that disability acceptance should be an important focus of intervention to increase job satisfaction.
Keywords: Disability acceptance, disability stigma, job satisfaction, attitude toward disability
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-221213
Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 225-235, 2022
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