facets of self

Across social psychology, public health, and related disciplines, there are a variety of stigma constructs that are associated with various health outcomes. Many of these prominent stigma constructs appear to be basic self processes that have been conceptualized anew in the context of a stigmatized identity.

This lens echoes the classic thesis that stigma changes the self, suggesting that much of the association between stigma and health can be understood by considering when, how, and for whom stigma changes the self.