For congenital disability, essentialism did not influence blame or stigma through blame, because those with congenital disability are not typically blamed for their condition regardless of how it's described.

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- Essentializing for congenital disabilities
- Implications for Reducing Disability Stigma

Essentialism's Impact on Congenital Disability Stigma

Bogart, K. R., Rosa, N. M., & Slepian, M. L. (2018). Born that way or became that way: Stigma toward congenital versus acquired disability. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 22(4), 594-612. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430218757897 (Original work published 2019)

Reference: Stigma Towards Congenital Versus Acquired Disability

Stigma when Essentializing a Congenital Disability

For groups unlikely to be blamed for their membership (e.g., people with congenital disability, racial minorities), reducing essentialist thinking could ameliorate stigma.

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