OBJECTIVE Group disability identity (GDI) refers to feelings of connection to the disability community. Researchers have proposed that disability identity protects against disability-related stressors. However, few empirical studies have examined this hypothesis, and psychological research is needed that examines the role of GDI in mental health and related outcomes. METHOD This cross-sectional study examined the association between 2 GDI attitudes (disability integration and disability isolation) and 3 mental health-related indicators (life satisfaction, anxiety, and depression) in a sample of 187 U.S. adult members of visual impairment or blindness (VI) community groups. RESULTS Findings from hierarchical linear regression indicated that positive GDI attitudes predicted higher life satisfaction (ß = .25 p < .001 for integration; ß = -.45, p < .001 for isolation) and that higher disability isolation predicted higher anxiety (ß = .26, p < .001) and depression (ß = .40, p < .001), after controlling for demographic and impairment-related factors. Younger age was also a significant predictor of anxiety and depression in both GDI models, and female gender (ß = -.21, p < .001) was a significant predictor of anxiety in the disability isolation model. DISCUSSION The present study found that positive GDI attitudes predicted positive mental health-related indicators in a sample of U.S. adult members of VI community groups, controlling for other factors. Results of the present study further indicated that male participants reported lower anxiety and depression. CONCLUSIONS Given present findings, rehabilitation practitioners may consider supporting clients' mental health and related outcomes by facilitating their exploration of disability identity attitudes (see Forber-Pratt et al., 2019), including feelings of connection to the disability community. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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失明群体中的群体认同可预测生活满意度以及较低的焦虑和抑郁。

目标群体残障认同 (GDI) 是指与残障社区的联系感。研究人员提出，残疾身份可以防止与残疾相关的压力源。然而，很少有实证研究检验这一假设，需要进行心理学研究来检验 GDI 在心理健康和相关结果中的作用。方法这项横断面研究在 187 名视力受损或失明的美国成年成员样本中检验了 2 种 GDI 态度（残疾整合和残疾隔离）和 3 项心理健康相关指标（生活满意度、焦虑和抑郁）之间的关联。六）社区团体。结果 分层线性回归的结果表明，积极的 GDI 态度预示着更高的生活满意度（对于整合，ß = .25 p < .001；ß = -.45，p < .001 表示隔离），并且在控制人口统计和损伤相关因素后，更高的残疾隔离预测更高的焦虑（ß = .26，p < .001）和抑郁（ß = .40，p < .001）。在两种 GDI 模型中，年龄较小也是焦虑和抑郁的重要预测因素，而女性性别 (ß = -.21, p < .001) 是残疾隔离模型中焦虑的重要预测因素。讨论 本研究发现，在控制其他因素的情况下，积极的 GDI 态度可以预测美国 VI 社区团体成年成员样本中积极的心理健康相关指标。本研究的结果进一步表明，男性参与者报告的焦虑和抑郁程度较低。结论 鉴于目前的调查结果，康复从业者可以考虑支持客户的 通过促进他们对残疾认同态度的探索（参见 Forber-Pratt 等人，2019 年），包括与残疾社区的联系感，来促进心理健康和相关结果。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。