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Table 4.

Regression Analysis of COMIS Scales Predicted by Three Antistigma Strategies (n = 64)

Independent variables	Factor 1: Current benefits of being out (BBO) β	Factor 2: past reasons for staying in the closet (RSI) β
Affirming strategies	.39^***	−.05
Becoming aloof	.31^**	.10
Strategies of shame	−.13	.06
R²	.30	.02

Note. COMIS5Coming Out with Mental Illness Scale.

^**

p<.01;

^***

p<.005.