Affiliate Stigma in First and Second degree Relatives of People with Disabilities

Stigma is a set of prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviors that makes the carrier of special label deprived of full social acceptance.The purpose of this study was study affiliate stigma in first and second degree relatives of people with disabilities.

The research design was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population of the study included all first and second degree relatives of disabled people who were be served by the Welfare Organization or health centers of Mobarakeh city of Isfahan, and lived in this city in the fall of 2019. From this statistical population, 300 people were selected using purposive sampling. The Affiliate Stigma Scale developed by Chang et al. (2015) was used to assess stigma.

According to the results of the regression model; Familial degree, cause of disability and level of education significantly contributed to the prediction affiliate stigma.

First-degree family relation, lower education level and congenital disability are related factors for increased risk for affiliate stigma