Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university

Background One of the main challenges facing individuals with an intellectual disability is the stigma associated with the various obstacles that hinder their process of full integration. Despite the efforts made, more research is called for to explore the reference environments and reveal how publi...

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Autores: Mampaso Desbrow, Joanne, Moraleda Ruano, Álvaro , Galán-Casado, Diego, Ruiz-Vicente, D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC)
Repositorio:Depósito Digital e-UCJC
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucjc.edu:20.500.12020/1756
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12020/1756
https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2023.2295244
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Palabra clave:Ciencias de la Educación
Stigma
Self- stigma
Intellectual Disability
Higher Education
5312.04 Educación
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spelling Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish universityMampaso Desbrow, JoanneMoraleda Ruano, Álvaro Galán-Casado, DiegoRuiz-Vicente, D.Ciencias de la EducaciónStigmaSelf- stigmaIntellectual DisabilityHigher Education5312.04 EducaciónBackground One of the main challenges facing individuals with an intellectual disability is the stigma associated with the various obstacles that hinder their process of full integration. Despite the efforts made, more research is called for to explore the reference environments and reveal how public and self-stigma are perceived in higher education. This scientific paper’s overriding aim is to analyse how different university stakeholders (students, lecturers, and admin and service staff) perceive the presence of young people with intellectual disability. Method An ex post facto design has been used with a sample of 306 participants and a validated instrument for measuring the perception of individuals with an intellectual disability. Results Our findings reveal that women perceive less stigma than men, and when the analysis is broken down into the collectives involved, students with disability are clearly more conscious of public or self-stigma than their peers without any disability. Conlcusion The disparity between gender and roles underscores the need for socioeducational interventions to promote inclusion in higher education and address self-stigma, thereby fostering self-sufficiency and emotional wellbeing among young individuals with intellectual disabilities.It has been funded by the 9th research call at Camilo Jose Cela University.2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12020/1756https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2023.2295244reponame:Depósito Digital e-UCJCinstname:Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC)InglésThis article is part of the research project on socio-educational intervention involving the social stigma towards intellectual disability “Intervención socioeducative ante el estigma social hacia la discapacidad intelectual” (ISESDI in its Spanish acronym).info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ucjc.edu:20.500.12020/17562026-05-27T07:36:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
title Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
spellingShingle Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
Mampaso Desbrow, Joanne
Ciencias de la Educación
Stigma
Self- stigma
Intellectual Disability
Higher Education
5312.04 Educación
title_short Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
title_full Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
title_fullStr Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
title_full_unstemmed Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
title_sort Stigmatising young people with intellectual disability: Perceptions of the main stakeholders at a Spanish university
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mampaso Desbrow, Joanne
Moraleda Ruano, Álvaro 
Galán-Casado, Diego
Ruiz-Vicente, D.
author Mampaso Desbrow, Joanne
author_facet Mampaso Desbrow, Joanne
Moraleda Ruano, Álvaro 
Galán-Casado, Diego
Ruiz-Vicente, D.
author_role author
author2 Moraleda Ruano, Álvaro 
Galán-Casado, Diego
Ruiz-Vicente, D.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias de la Educación
Stigma
Self- stigma
Intellectual Disability
Higher Education
5312.04 Educación
topic Ciencias de la Educación
Stigma
Self- stigma
Intellectual Disability
Higher Education
5312.04 Educación
description Background One of the main challenges facing individuals with an intellectual disability is the stigma associated with the various obstacles that hinder their process of full integration. Despite the efforts made, more research is called for to explore the reference environments and reveal how public and self-stigma are perceived in higher education. This scientific paper’s overriding aim is to analyse how different university stakeholders (students, lecturers, and admin and service staff) perceive the presence of young people with intellectual disability. Method An ex post facto design has been used with a sample of 306 participants and a validated instrument for measuring the perception of individuals with an intellectual disability. Results Our findings reveal that women perceive less stigma than men, and when the analysis is broken down into the collectives involved, students with disability are clearly more conscious of public or self-stigma than their peers without any disability. Conlcusion The disparity between gender and roles underscores the need for socioeducational interventions to promote inclusion in higher education and address self-stigma, thereby fostering self-sufficiency and emotional wellbeing among young individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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