Running head: PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH COPING

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  • Marinda Kotzé
  • Maretha Visser
  • Jenny Makin
  • Kathleen Sikkema
  • Brian Forsyth
چکیده

To identify psychosocial variables related to the use of coping strategies by HIV-positive South African women diagnosed during pregnancy, structured interviews were conducted with 224 HIV-positive women at antenatal clinics over a period of two years. Two coping styles, active and avoidant coping, were assessed using an adapted version of the Brief 1 Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa 2 Medical Research Council – University of South Africa, Safety and Peace Promotion Research Unit 3 Medical Research Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies, Pretoria, South Africa 4 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 5 Centre of Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH COPING 2 COPE. Psychosocial variables associated with changes in coping over time were identified with mixed linear analysis. Increases in active coping were associated with decreasing levels of internalized stigma and depression, increasing self-esteem and positive social support, knowing someone who is living with HIV, being physically healthy and living above the poverty line. Increases in avoidant coping were associated with increasing internalized stigma and depression, lower levels of self-esteem, HIV-knowledge and lower levels of education. Recommendations are made for psychological support services to strengthen women’s ability to cope and enhance their health and that of their infants.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012