110 5 CHAPTER 5 Table 2. Beliefs and attitudes regarding disclosure to a supervisor for military personnel with and without mental health issues and illnesses (MHI) Beliefs and attitudes Military personnel with MHI Total (N=324) Disclosure (N=245) Non-Disclosure (N=79) N (%) N (%) M (SD) N (%) M (SD) Pro non-disclosure The preference to solve one’s own problems. 239 (73.8) 170 (69.4) 2.70 (.78) 69 (87.3) 3.13 (.76) Finding it difficult to talk about MHI. 214 (66.1) 154 (62.9) 2.62 (.84) 60 (76.0) 2.86 (.80) Preference that MHI remains private. 189 (58.3) 124 (50.6) 2.49 (.77) 65 (82.3) 3.05 (.75) Seeing yourself as weak due to MHI. 170 (52.5) 125 (51.0) 2.44 (.96) 45 (57.0) 2.52 (.99) Being ashamed of the MHI. 159 (49.1) 121 (49.4) 2.40 (.96) 38 (48.1) 2.47 (1.00) Fearing gossip as result of disclosure. 124 (38.3) 97 (39.6) 2.24 (.91) 27 (34.2) 2.18 (.89) Fearing negative career consequences as result of disclosure. 114 (35.2) 86 (35.1) 2.11 (.94) 28 (35.4) 2.16 (.97) Unemployment. 35 (N/A) 28 (N/A) N/A 7 (N/A) N/A Not being able to be promoted to future career steps. 83 (N/A) 62 (N/A) N/A 21 (N/A) N/A Not being able to do work tasks anymore that one likes best. 75 (N/A) 59 (N/A) N/A 16 (N/A) N/A Fearing others will see you differently (negatively) as result of disclosure. 107 (33.0) 83 (33.9) 2.15 (.85) 24 (30.4) 2.10 (.84) Fearing being treated differently (less well) as results of disclosure. 92 (28.4) 69 (28.2) 2.07 (.81) 23 (29.1) 2.06 (.82) Fearing others see MHI as one’s own fault. 87 (26.9) 63 (25.7) 1.99 (.83) 24 (30.4) 2.04 (.91) Fearing that supervisor would not treat disclosure confidentially. 82 (25.3) 52 (21.2) 1.93 (.81) 30 (38.0) 2.24 (.99) Supervisor is negative about MHI. 30 (9.3) 22 (9.0) 1.69 (.72) 8 (10.1) 1.76 (.70) No choice, supervisor already heard from someone else. 5 (N/A) N/A N/A 5 (6.3) 1.55 (.62) Pro disclosure Importance of being your true self. 310 (95.7) 238 (97.1) 3.33 (.56) 72 (91.1) 3.20 (.63) Supervisor who takes MHI seriously. 267 (82.4) 207 (84.5) 3.11 (.79) 60 (76.0) 2.90 (.61) Disclosure important due to the responsibility associated with the nature of the work. 242 (74.7) 209 (85.3) 3.04 (.65) 33 (41.8) 2.35 (.75) Military has policy which provides good solutions for those with MHI. 234 (72.2) 179 (73.1) 2.81 (.79) 55 (69.6) 2.77 (.83) Importance of whether MHI effects occupational functioning. 226 (69.8) 193 (78.8) 3.02 (.78) 33 (41.8) 2.33 (.87) Wanting to be a good example to others. 146 (45.1) 121 (49.4) 2.44 (.83) 25 (31.7) 2.18 (.69) Importance of needing work accommodations. 141 (43.5) 129 (52.7) 2.44 (.95) 12 (15.2) 1.72 (.88) The importance of advice from others for disclosure. 62 (19.1) 55 (22.5) 1.91 (.77) 7 (8.9) 1.63 (.64) No choice, supervisor could see it. 95 (N/A) 95 (38.8) 2.23 (.89) N/A N/A No choice, I had to report sick. 115 (N/A) 115 (46.9) 2.39 (1.04) N/A N/A No choice, I needed treatment during work. 169 (N/A) 169 (69.0) 2.78 (.91) N/A N/A Note: A Bonferroni correction was used, with α= .05/20 = .003
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