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Table 7 Spearman’s correlation matrix of the self-stigma score, enacted stigma score, knowledge score and socio-demographic variables

From: Internalization of stigma among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Nigeria: a mixed method study

Variables

 
 

Negative experience (enacted stigma)

Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Age of respondents

Level of education

Monthly family income

Self- stigmatization ρ (rho)

0.400

0.048

 − 0.015

 − 0.013

 − 0.058

p-value

 < 0.001

0.468

0.825

0.845

0.038

  1. ρ Spearman correlation coefficient