title: Mental illness stigma and disclosure in college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental illness identity, shame, secrecy, public stigma, and disclosure amongst college students. Participants included 1393 college students from five postsecondary institutions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Structural equation modeling was used to examine two path models predicting disclosure and desire to join a program aiding with disclosure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Variables found to be significant in predicting disclosure included mental illness identity and public stigma. In turn, desire for disclosure predicted desire to join a program aiding in disclosure. Gender and race/ethnic differences were observed, with men and Whites more likely to want to disclose a mental illness or join a program aiding with disclosure compared with women and non-Whites, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that some college students may find programs aiding in disclosure useful in assisting them to achieve their desire to be "out" with their mental illness.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago , IL , USA .
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Corrigan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago , IL , USA .
authors.forename: Kristin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kosyluk
authors.affiliation: b Department of Sociology , Northern Illinois University , Chicago , IL , USA .
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.affiliation: c Department of Sociology , DePaul University , Chicago , IL , USA .
authors.forename: Robyn Lewis
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: d Department of Sociology , University of Wisconsin , Platteville , WI , USA , and.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conlon
authors.affiliation: e Department of Social Work , Long Island University , Brooklyn , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.affiliation: e Department of Social Work , Long Island University , Brooklyn , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago , IL , USA .
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellefson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago , IL , USA .
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Khouja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012752:Shame; D057545:Social Stigma; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: college Health; disclosure; stigma