Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics and Intercorrelations of the Variables (N = 206).
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. HIV stigma from the public | – | ||||||
| 2. HIV stigma within the gay community | .33*** | – | |||||
| 3. Negative self-concept | .17* | .24** | – | ||||
| 4. Maladaptive coping | .24** | .27*** | .25*** | – | |||
| 5. Peer isolation | .46*** | .17* | .24** | .29*** | – | ||
| 6. Mental health | −.33*** | −.19** | −.46*** | −.43*** | −.42*** | – | |
| 7. Social health | −.36*** | −.20** | −.34*** | −.28*** | −.56*** | .61*** | – |
| Range of scale | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 1–5 |
| Mean | 3.80 | 4.30 | 2.11 | 1.94 | 2.97 | 2.52 | 3.44 |
| SD | 1.04 | .78 | .77 | .82 | 1.27 | .90 | .62 |
Note. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.