Table 3. Bivariate correlations between whether disclosed to partners/children and felt stigma and reasons for disclosing and not disclosing.
| Disclosed to partner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined sample | Males | Females | |
| Age | .01 | −.01 | −.01 |
| Religion | −.04 | −.02 | −.06 |
| Place of residence | −.04 | −.10* | .07 |
| Education | −.04 | −.09* | .08 |
| Employment | −.01 | .02 | −.07 |
| Marital relationship | −.25*** | −.27*** | −.25*** |
| Relational quality | −.10** | −.10* | −.11* |
| Monthly household income | .01 | .07 | −.03 |
| # of people living together | .04 | .06 | −.03 |
| Type of housing | .01 | .03 | −.05 |
| Stigma | |||
| Negative self-image | .01 | .02 | −.01 |
| Felt public attitudes | −.02 | −.02 | −.02 |
| Motivations for disclosing | |||
| Catharsis | −.26** | −.29** | −.20** |
| Duty to inform/educate | −.31*** | −.34*** | −.25*** |
| Establishing supportive relationship | −.26*** | −.30*** | −.18*** |
| Motivations for not disclosing | |||
| Concern about privacy | .10** | .08 (p = .06) | .11* |
| Fear of rejection | .20*** | .20*** | .16*** |
| Protecting | .06 (p = .07) | .06 | .02 |
*p < .05.
**p < .01.
***p < .001.