Table 2. Comparison of mean responses to individual items of perceived public stigma and personal stigma attitudes.
| M | SD | t 1 | Percent agreeing |
Percent disagreeing |
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| Pair 1 | It would be too embarrassing | 2.68 | 1.08 | 20.21 | 28.6% | 49.5% |
| They should feel embarrassed | 1.45 | 0.75 | 3.1% | 91.1% | ||
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| Pair 2 | It would harm my reputation | 2.37 | 1.05 | 15.32 | 17.7% | 60.5% |
| They should worry about their reputation | 1.53 | 0.81 | 3.9% | 88.5% | ||
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| Pair 3 | My peers might treat me differently | 2.75 | 1.14 | 14.41 | 31.9% | 46.2% |
| I might treat them differently | 1.83 | 1.05 | 10.4% | 75.0% | ||
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| Pair 4 | My peers would blame me for the problem | 1.93 | 0.90 | 12.07 | 4.9% | 75.3% |
| I would blame them for the problem | 1.35 | 0.67 | 1.6% | 93.5% | ||
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| Pair 5 | I would be seen as weak | 2.62 | 1.19 | 19.02 | 28.8% | 50.6% |
| I would view them as weak | 1.48 | 0.80 | 3.4% | 88.5% | ||
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| Pair 6 | People important to me would think less of me | 2.24 | 1.17 | 15.01 | 18.2% | 66.0% |
| I would think less of them | 1.37 | 0.67 | 1.0% | 92.2% | ||
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Note: t-values represent differences between perceived public stigma and personal stigma within pair. All are significant at p < .001