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A Theoretical Perspective on Coping With Stigma
Author(s) -
Miller Carol T.,
Kaiser Cheryl R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/0022-4537.00202
Subject(s) - stressor , coping (psychology) , psychology , perspective (graphical) , cognition , social stress , social psychology , stigma (botany) , coping behavior , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science
Stigmatized people have a vast array of responses to stressors resulting from their devalued social status, including emotional, cognitive, biological, and behavioral responses. This article uses existing theory and research on general stress and coping responses to describe responses to stigma‐related stressors and to discuss the adaptiveness of these responses.