Disclosure is a critical aspect of the experience of people who live with concealable
stigmatized identities. This article presents the disclosure processes model (DPM)—a …

Recent analyses suggest that lack of clarity in the conceptualization and measurement of
HIV stigma at an individual level is a significant barrier to HIV prevention and treatment …

This chapter examines how staffing policies and interview structure might lead to
stigmatizing behavior, particularly subtle behavior that is not illegal. One area of research …

Names: DeVito, Joseph A., author. Title: The interpersonal communication book/Joseph A.
DeVito, Hunter College of the City University of New York. Description: 15th edition.| Boston …

The current research provides a framework for understanding how concealable stigmatized
identities impact people's psychological well-being and health. The authors hypothesize that …

People receiving a health diagnosis experience a range of emotions, including uncertainty
and fear, and may average 1 hour a day or more dealing with illnesses such as diabetes …

HIV status disclosure is central to debates about HIV because of its potential for HIV
prevention and its links to privacy and confidentiality as human-rights issues. Our review of …

HIV disclosure is a critical component of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts, yet the
field lacks a comprehensive theoretical framework with which to study how HIV-positive …

People who live with concealable stigmatized identities face complex decisions regarding
disclosure. In the current work, we examine how people's motivations for disclosing a …

Despite being the dominant perspective for understanding how messages are produced in
interpersonal communication, multiple goals theories of communication have not been …