Table 4.
Descriptive statistics and correlations for study variables.
| Variable | n | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1. Blame-responsible for condition | 213 | 2.87 | 1.07 | — | ||||||||
| 2. Blame-willpower | 213 | 3.76 | 1.27 | .50** | — | |||||||
| 3. Blame-make condition worse | 213 | 2.78 | 1.06 | .43** | .43** | — | ||||||
| 4. Blame-for own condition (R) | 213 | 2.46 | 1.01 | .53** | .28** | .29** | — | |||||
| 5. Blame-parents | 213 | 3.92 | 1.31 | .35** | .46** | .26** | .18** | — | ||||
| 6. Distrust-marry into family (R) | 177 | 3.10 | 0.99 | .05 | .12 | −0.06 | .12 | .03 | — | |||
| 7. Distrust-lie | 213 | 2.23 | 1.05 | .31** | .30** | .68** | .15* | .15* | .06 | — | ||
| 8. Distrust-on guard | 213 | 2.21 | 0.90 | .23** | .17* | .44** | .16* | .26** | .08 | .47** | — | |
| 9. Distrust-officer return to duty (R) | 213 | 4.01 | 1.14 | .14* | .17* | .14* | .19** | .09 | .34** | .13 | .02 | — |
Note. Three items were reverse coded denoted with (R), so stronger agreement on a 6-point Likert Scale 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree) indicated more negative responses indicating stigma.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.