A cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale to assess illness identity in adults living with a chronic illness in South Africa: a case of HIV

Table 9 Correlation: HIV stigma with four illness identity variables; rejection, acceptance, engulfment and enrichment

N	Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Illness identity
1	Rejection
2	Acceptance	− 0.26*
		0.01
		90
3	Engulfment	0.26*	− 0.32^**
		0.01	< 0.001
		90	90
4	Enrichment	− 0.08	0.44**	− 0.18
		0.46	< 0.001	0.09
		90	90	90
	HIV stigma
5	Personalized stigma	0.18	− 0.39**	0.38**	− 0.36**
		0.1	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
		85	85	85	85
6	Disclosure concerns	0.34**	− 0.43**	0.37**	− 0.16	0.27*
		< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.14	0.01
		90	90	90	90	85
7	Concerns about public attitudes	0.26*	− 0.18	0.32**	− 0.09	0.23*	0.61**
		0.01	0.08	< 0.001	0.41	0.03	< 0.001
		90	90	90	90	85	90
8	Negative self-image	0.27*	− 0.30**	0.55**	− 0.30**	0.35**	0.47**	0.59**
		0.01	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
		90	90	90	90	85	90	90

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