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Purpose/Objective Research: Stigma is a common experience for people with disabilities. Stigmatization may lead to disparities in education, employment, and health care, quality of life, and psychological distress. This study's purpose was to (a) determine the relationship between number of disability conditions and stigma for adults with disabilities; and (b) examine whether identifying as a person with a disability, noticeability of a disability or gender moderate relationship between number of disability conditions and stigma. RESEARCH METHOD/DESIGN: We conducted secondary analyses of data from the Disability Health Identity survey, originally collected in 2017 (n = 711). RESULTS: Multivariable linear regression analysis indicated the association between number of disability conditions and stigma was not significant (.567). However, the association between number of disability conditions and stigma was modified by noticeability (p = .007). The relationship between number of disability conditions and stigma was stronger for people with more noticeable disabilities. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS: This research is important because it increases understanding of factors that may play a role in stigma experiences for people with disabilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
