KnE Social Sciences

Published date: Oct 13 2025

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The International Conference of Psychology 2025 (IcoPsy 2025)

Pages: 20 - 34

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v10i25.19886

Helga Graciani Hidajathelga.graciani.fpsi@um.ac.idDepartment of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang

Ikrar Boy Tama SaragiDepartment of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang

Irsyad HabibulqudusDepartment of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang

Hanuharya Dewandaru Eka PutraDepartment of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang

A person with physical disability has many challenges and negative stigmas from society. Challenges and negative stigmas cause low self-acceptance of a person with physical disability. The impact of low self-acceptance is poor physical condition and poor mental health. Whereas self-acceptance is very much needed to carry out daily life functions. The problem of self-acceptance in a person with physical disability is currently common. However, there are people with physical disability who are able to accept themselves. This encourages in-depth research related to the dynamics of self-acceptance of a person with physical disability. This research can contribute to the development of interventions based on factors that can increase self-acceptance, which are explored more deeply in this study. The exploration of self-acceptance of a person with physical disability in this study was conducted using phenomenological methodology to examine personal experiences as deeply as possible. This study aims to explore self-acceptance in persons with physical disability. The results of this study are that the process of self-acceptance includes the process of individuals overcoming inferiority and despair by sharing strategies and social support from family and friends.

Keywords: self-acceptance, physical disability, disability

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