Effects of the Discrimination Experiences of the Adults with Disability on Their Social Participation: The Daily Living Ability as a Mediation

Abstract

This study reviews the effects of the discrimination experiences of the adults with disability on their social participation. Through its route, it verifies the mediation effects of the daily living ability. For this review, this study used data on the real state of the adults with disability collected in 2020 by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. Data samples were made by the stratified cluster sampling method. The major findings of this study are as follows: First, the daily living ability and social participation of the adults with disability show a statistically significant difference by gender, age, education, registered disability type, and marriage. Females show higher the daily living ability and social participation than males. On the other hand, discrimination experiences do not show a significant gender difference. Second, discrimination experiences affect social participation. With a higher degree of discrimination, they show lower social participation. Also, with a higher the daily living ability, they do more social participation. Third, discrimination experiences of the adults with disability directly affect their social participation. The daily living ability as a mediation role indirectly affects the adults with disability trial of social participation.