Quantitative analysis reveals self-stigma affects quality of life in students with disabilities, suggesting emotional support can mitigate some negative effects.
This research examines the impact of the three aspects of self-stigma (affective, cognitive, and behavioral) on quality of life (QoL) among people with disabilities. The research also examines the moderating role of perceived emotional support (PES) on the above-mentioned relationship. A quantitative research approach was employed to collect data from 670 students across five public universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using a convenience sampling technique. The results of the structural equation modeling (SEM) using smart partial least squares (PLS) showed that the three aspects of self-stigma (affective, cognitive, and behavioral) have a significant direct negative impact on QoL of university students with disabilities. The results also showed that PES mitigated the negative effect of affective and cognitive aspects of self-stigma on QoL. However, the results did not confirm the moderating role of PES on the negative link between the behavioral aspect of self-stigma and QoL. These findings have many implications, which are elaborated in this paper.
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