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Constructing a positive work-related identity as a disabled worker through social comparison: the role of stigma and disability characteristics

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  • Sophie Hennekam

    (Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School)

  • Sarah Richard

    (EM Strasbourg - École de Management de Strasbourg = EM Strasbourg Business School)

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Drawing on 36 semi-structured in-depth interviews with individuals with a variety of disabilities who are active in the labor force, we examine how such individuals construct positive work-related identities at work. The findings show how disabled workers use downward social comparison as a stigma identity management strategy, to compare themselves with individuals with disabilities that they perceive to be more stigmatizing, and how this affects their ability to construct a positive work-related identity. This perception of stigma is influenced by four disability characteristics: its visibility, severity, controllability and whether the disability needs workplace adaptations. Moreover, a range of contextual

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  • Sophie Hennekam & Sarah Richard, 2021. "Constructing a positive work-related identity as a disabled worker through social comparison: the role of stigma and disability characteristics," Post-Print hal-03232750, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03232750
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103528
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