Acceptance of physical disability and attitudes toward personal appearance.

Kaiser, Susan B.; Wingate, Stacy B.; Freeman, Carla M.; Chandler, Joan L.

doi:10.1037/0090-5550.32.1.51

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“…Alternatively Edith purposely obscured her footwear from herself whilst looking in the mirror. A similar concealment tactic has been observed in persons with coping with visual disability so they might present a normative appearance and maintain a positive sense of self [24,28]. To better support women in their transition to toward therapeutic footwear acceptance, practical advice on the management of appearance to conceal or deflect attention away from the therapeutic footwear might prove helpful.…”

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confidence: 84%

Patients' Experience of therapeutic footwear whilst living at risk of neuropathic diabetic foot ulceration: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

Paton

Roberts

Bruce

et al. 2014

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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BackgroundPrevious work has found that people with diabetes do not wear their therapeutic footwear as directed, but the thinking behind this behaviour is unclear. Adherence to therapeutic footwear advice must improve in order to reduce foot ulceration and amputation risk in people with diabetes and neuropathy. Therefore this study aimed to explore the psychological influences and personal experiences behind the daily footwear selection of individuals with diabetes and neuropathy.MethodsAn interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach was used to explore the understanding and experience of therapeutic footwear use in people living at risk of diabetic neuropathic foot ulceration. This study benefited from the purposive selection of a small sample of four people and used in-depth semi structured interviews because it facilitated the deep and detailed examination of personal thoughts and feelings behind footwear selection.FindingsFour overlapping themes that interact to regulate footwear choice emerged from the analyses: a) Self-perception dilemma; resolving the balance of risk experienced by people with diabetes and neuropathy day to day, between choosing to wear footwear to look and feel normal and choosing footwear to protect their feet from foot ulceration; b) Reflective adaption; The modification and individualisation of a set of values about footwear usage created in the minds of people with diabetes and neuropathy; c) Adherence response; The realignment of footwear choice with personal values, to reinforce the decision not to change behaviour or bring about increased footwear adherence, with or without appearance management; d) Reality appraisal; A here and now appraisal of the personal benefit of footwear choice on emotional and physical wellbeing, with additional consideration to the preservation of therapeutic footwear.ConclusionFor some people living at risk of diabetic neuropathic foot ulceration, the decision whether or not to wear therapeutic footwear is driven by the individual ‘here and now’, risks and benefits, of footwear choice on emotional and physical well-being for a given social context.

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confidence: 84%

Patients' Experience of therapeutic footwear whilst living at risk of neuropathic diabetic foot ulceration: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

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Roberts

Bruce

et al. 2014

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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“…What they have in common, according to Putnam (2005) is the issue of societal discrimination. Physically disabled individuals are often discriminated against and subject to victimization (Beauchamp-Pryor 2011;Donovan-Hall et al 2002;Garland-Thomson 2002;Grue 2011a,b;Kaiser et al 1985Kaiser et al , 1987Murray 2005Murray , 2009Putnam 2005;Richardson 2010;Rybarczyk et al 1997;Saradjian et al 2008;Sheldon 1999;Sousa et al 2009) just like other marginalized groups in society (Hanks and Poplin 1981;Siebers 2008;Zitzelsberger 2005).…”

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“…Therefore, "appearance can be managed to emphasize or de-emphasize cultural categories because being placed in particular categories leads to unequal access to status, prestige, privileges, and power" (Workman and Freeburg 2009: 13). Appearance management is one such method of rejecting negative labels (Kaiser 1997;Kaiser et al 1985Kaiser et al , 1987Workman andFreeburg 2009). O'Neal (1999) claimed that once the subjugated individual asserts his or her unique identity, the label has the opportunity to be redefined.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It presupposes that a person with disabilities would most likely want to project a positive or socially attractive identity. Accordingly, the theoretical concept of the negotiated outcomes model can explain how dress can be used in this way (Hanks and Poplin 1981;Kaiser et al 1985Kaiser et al , 1987. The negotiated outcomes model theorizes that an individual can actively control viewer perception and interaction by his or her choice of dress (Kaiser 1997;Kaiser et al 1985Kaiser et al , 1987.…”

Section: Fashion Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our choice of dress, as part of our appearance, can be a visual cue to others, announcing how we see ourselves, and in turn, how we want to be seen by others. For a person with physical disabilities, such as limb loss or absence, dress can communicate disability salience, which impacts self-concept and identity (Kaiser et al 1985(Kaiser et al , 1987. In this case, choice of dress can also be a form of social criticism related to cultural perceptions of disability.…”

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Expressive Prostheses: Meaning and Significance

Hall

Orzada

2013

Fashion Practice

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Prosthetic limbs have historically been intended for replacing loss, and as a result, are usually functional or naturalistic in design. The basic, or "functional," prosthesis meets the rudimentary operational needs of the user. A naturalistic prosthetic limb, or cosmesis, is focused on discretion, thereby disguising limb loss. However, a new type of artificial limb is appearing in the marketplace. These prostheses differ from the traditional designs, in that they solicit attention and express the personal style and self-concept of the individual with limb loss or absence. Based on the Lamb and Kallal (1992) FEA Consumer Needs Model, these prostheses fulfill the expressive needs of prosthetic limb users, which have historically been overlooked. This article explores the current literature in order to establish a context for what will be designated expressive prostheses. The analysis will begin by reviewing recent scholarship on prosthetic limbs. Since there is limited relevant research on prosthesis design and appearance, related literature from disability studies and fashion studies will be integrated. This expanded literature analysis will provide a larger framework with which to situate expressive prostheses within the existing body of knowledge. Attention will be focused on scholarship related to social psychology, including models of disability and appearance management. In addition, the authors will draw inferences and propose interpretations for the meaning and significance of these prostheses.

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Effects of self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and disability acceptance on the social participation of people with physical disabilities: Focusing on COVID‐19 pandemic

Kim

2022

Brain and Behavior

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Purpose The objective of this study was to understand the effects of self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and the degree of disability acceptance of people with physical disabilities living in COVID‐19 pandemic on their social participation. Methods Among the 4577 registered disabled people who participated in the 2nd wave of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED), 1682 people with physical disabilities who faithfully answered all the survey items were selected as the final study subjects. This study used the variables of social participation, self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and disability acceptance, which were validated by experts’ review and consulting and research at the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disability. Pearson's correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were performed to identify variables that could predict the social participation of the study subjects. Results The self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and the degree of disability acceptance of people with physical disabilities were positively correlated with social participation. The results of this study showed that self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, the degree of disability acceptance, economic activity, and education level explained 22.4% of social participation. Conclusions It was found that self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and the degree of disability acceptance of people with physical disabilities were important variables affecting social participation. These psychoemotional variables shall be considered for intervention approaches to improve the social participation of people with physical disabilities in the future.

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Acceptance of physical disability and attitudes toward personal appearance.

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Patients' Experience of therapeutic footwear whilst living at risk of neuropathic diabetic foot ulceration: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

Patients' Experience of therapeutic footwear whilst living at risk of neuropathic diabetic foot ulceration: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

Expressive Prostheses: Meaning and Significance

Effects of self‐efficacy, self‐esteem, and disability acceptance on the social participation of people with physical disabilities: Focusing on COVID‐19 pandemic

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