This paper details a qualitative study which examined the influence of the nature of children's disabilities on stigmatisation experienced by their parents. To explore stigmatisation, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 parents of children with a range of disabilities. Findings highlighted that differential treatment was experienced by all parents, regardless of the nature of their children's disabilities. However, the types of reactions from others were influenced by three key factors; visibility of the child's disability, evidence of behaviour deemed to be socially inappropriate, and perceived controllability of the disability. Parents of children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties experienced intensely negative reactions from others, whilst other parents experienced much pity. The implications of these findings for policy and practice are considered, indicating that parents may be encountering stigma solely based on the nature of their children's disabilities. The paper concludes by stressing the importance of support outlets for parents. © 2018 NASEN

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儿童残疾的性质对其父母所经历的社会反应的影响

本文详细介绍了一项定性研究，该研究检验了儿童残疾的性质对其父母所经历的污名化的影响。为了探讨污名化问题，我们对 22 位有各种残疾儿童的父母进行了半结构化访谈。调查结果强调，无论孩子的残疾性质如何，所有父母都经历过差别待遇。然而，其他人的反应类型受到三个关键因素的影响：儿童残疾的可见性，被认为是社会不适当行为的证据，以及对残疾的感知可控性。有行为、情绪和社交困难的孩子的父母会受到他人强烈的负面反应，而其他父母则非常同情。考虑了这些调查结果对政策和实践的影响，表明父母可能仅仅因为孩子的残疾性质而遭受耻辱。论文最后强调了支持渠道对父母的重要性。© 2018 纳森