Mental Illness Disclosure in Organizations: Dynamics Between Discloser and Confidant

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dc.contributor.advisorWessel, Jennifer Len_US
dc.contributor.authorBarth, Saraen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-31T06:30:19Z
dc.date.available2019-01-31T06:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractEmployees with a mental illness regularly encounter situations where they must make decisions regarding the extent to which they discuss their stigma. Research shows that when the confidant reacts in a supportive manner it is beneficial to the individual disclosing. Research on stigma disclosure has not yet defined what differentiates a supportive response from an unsupportive one and there is evidence to suggest that people are unsure of how to best respond to a disclosure. In a series of three studies I seek to develop a better understanding of disclosure interactions by first examining what constitutes a supportive versus unsupportive confidant response by creating a typology of support. Second, I seek to examine whether those with a mental illness versus those without a mental illness perceive the supportiveness of responses differently. Third, I will examine what methods of disclosure are most effective in eliciting a supportive response.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/zqxq-7kzm
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21571
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.titleMental Illness Disclosure in Organizations: Dynamics Between Discloser and Confidanten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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