139 6 DISCLOSURE AND SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYABILITY AND WELL-BEING AT WORK Table 4. Disclosure Decisions and Experiences Chose to Disclose Positive about disclosure decision N = 213, 86.9% Negative about disclosure decision N=32, 13.1% Total N=245 Difference N (%) M (SD) N (%) M (SD) N (%) Significance Positive factors contributing to experience Received support supervisor 192 (90.1) 3.20 (.66) 7 (21.9) 1.94 (.72) 199 (81.2) ** Supervisor took mental illness seriously 197 (92.5) 3.24 (.63) 11 (34.4) 2.13 (.75) 208 (84.9) ** Mental illness remained confidential 208 (97.7) 3.30 (.51) 16 (50.0) 2.44 (.62) 224 (91.4) ** Disclosure improved relationships at work 124 (58.2) 2.62 (.70) 7 (21.9) 2.06 (.72) 131 (53.5) ** Disclosure led to work adjustments 123 (57.7) 2.58 (.81) 8 (25.0) 2.09 (.73) 131 (53.5) * Could be authentic self due to disclosure 127 (59.6) 2.62 (.70) 6 (18.8) 2.03 (.60) 133 (54.3) ** Could be example to others with MI due to disclosure 132 (62.0) 2.61 (.74) 10 (31.3) 2.19 (.64) 142 (58.0) * Disclosure was my own choice 197 (92.5) 3.25 (.66) 21 (65.6) 2.81 (.78) 218 (89.0) * Negative factors contributing to experience Felt shame about mental illness 107 (50.2) 2.42 (.85) 23 (71.9) 2.78 (.83) 130 (53.1) * Received blame for mental illness 19 (8.7) 1.73 (.63) 9 (28.1) 2.16 (.72) 28 (11.4) * There was gossip about me 63 (29.6) 2.07 (.77) 26 (81.3) 3.03 (.74) 89 (36.3) ** Negative career consequences 15 (7.0) 1.69 (.63) 21 (65.6) 2.56 (.76) 36 (14.7) ** Discrimination (treated differently by others) 17 (8.0) 1.70 (.64) 25 (78.1) 2.84 (.72) 42 (17.1) ** Social rejection (perceived more negatively by others) 21 (9.9) 1.75 (.65) 19 (59.4) 2.53 (.80) 40 (16.3) ** Would have preferred to solve my own problems (self-management) 108 (50.7) 2.40 (.87) 27 (84.4) 3.09 (.64) 135 (55.1) **
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