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Coping among HIV negative and HIV positive female injection drug users.

AIDS Educ Prev. 1999 Jun;11(3):262-73. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/99335774
Brook DW; Brook JS; Whiteman M; Roberto J; Masci JR; Amundsen F; de Catalogne J; Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai; School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.

Abstract: The study examined the psychosocial determinants of coping ability in a cohort of 249 HIV positive and HIV negative female injection drug users (IDUs), using a cross-sectional retrospective design. Information collected using a structured questionnaire included data on psychosocial risk and protective factors in the personality, family, and peer domains, HIV status, and coping ability. Coping ability was associated with conventionality, greater control of emotions, less psychopathology, and family cohesion in both HIV positive and HIV negative subjects. The psychosocial factors affected coping in HIV positive and HIV negative IDUs via two different mediational models. The interactional findings supported the influence of risk/protective interactions in both groups. The findings demonstrate the impact of the interplay between personality factors and external support on coping ability in female IDUs.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE *Adaptation, Psychological Comparative Study Cross-Sectional Studies Data Interpretation, Statistical Education Ethnic Groups Family Female Human *HIV Seronegativity *HIV Seropositivity/PSYCHOLOGY Male Marital Status Occupations Personality Questionnaires Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sex Factors *Substance Abuse, Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS/PSYCHOLOGY Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. *WomenKWDjournalarticleKWDadaptation,psychologicalcomparativestudycross-sectionalstudiesdatainterpretation,statisticaleducationethnicgroupsfamilyfemalehumanKWDhivseronegativityKWDhivseropositivity/psychologymalemaritalstatusoccupationspersonalityquestionnairesretrospectivestudiesriskfactorssexfactorsKWDsubstanceabuse,intravenous/complications/psychologysupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,pKWDhKWDs
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