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Testing a Model of Disclosure, Perceived Support Quality, and Well-Being in the College Student Mental Illness Context

A Weekly Diary Study

Bibliographic Data

ID21616686
AuthorsEmiko Taniguchi-Dorios (0000-0001-8375-5027, University of Hawaii System, corresponding author), C M Thompson (0000-0002-5946-7153, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Tingting Reid (0000-0001-5311-5408, Research Methods and Evaluation Group, University of Hildesheim)
Year2023
Volume38
Issue11
Pages2516-2526
Publication date2023-09-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10410236.2022.2086841
PMID35775202
OpenAlexW4283766431
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited79

Prominent disclosure models elucidate decisions to disclose health information, yet explanations for disclosure consequences remain underdeveloped. Drawing on Chaudoir and Fisher's disclosure process model, this study aims to advance understandings of how disclosure to a parent contributes to well-being for college students with mental illness. We tested a mediational model in which, at the within-person level, perceived support quality explains the association between on-going disclosure of mental illness-related experiences and well-being. Participants were 163 college students who self-identified as having mental illness and who completed six consecutive, weekly surveys. A multilevel analysis showed that increases in disclosures of mental illness-related experiences, relative to participants' mean level, were associated with enhanced well-being via perceptions of higher quality support, above and beyond between-person differences. This study contributes to the literature by offering an explanation for the effects of disclosure on well-being and underscores the importance of capturing disclosures over time

Mental health · Mental illness · Multilevel model · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Self-disclosure · Applied Psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
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