Table 4.

Multivariate linear regression models examining the association between type of disclosure and child behavior and psychological functioning

	B(SE)
	No disclosure	Partial disclosure	Full disclosure
Mother-completed instruments
Adaptive functioning (Vineland)
Communication	REF	8.77 (4.652)	2.77 (3.806)
Daily Living Skills	REF	13.75 (4.547)*	4.21 (3.616)
Socialization	REF	−1.61 (4.371)	2.48 (3.479)
Child behavior (CBCL)
Internalizing behavior	REF	−8.01 (2.577)*	1.70 (2.070)
Externalizing behavior	REF	−8.73 (2.759)*	2.52 (2.216)
Child-completed instruments
Depression (CDI)	REF	1.40 (1.333)	1.95 (1.254)
Anxiety (RCMAS)	REF	−0.53 (2.652)	−3.12 (2.577)
Emotional Intelligence (BarOn)	REF	0.65 (1.512)	0.97 (1.426)

Note.

^*p < 0.01

Models constructed among children whose mothers are HIV-positive and are adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics and whether or not the mother had been symptomatic