Predictors of Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth Among People Living with HIV: A Longitudinal Study.
This longitudinal study investigated the predictors of HIV-related resilience (HR) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Spanish-speaking HIV-positive people. Perceived past resilience, internalised stigma, and coping strategies were hypothesised as possible predictors. Data were collected at two time points from 119 HIV-positive people. Path analyses with latent variables revealed that half of HR 8 months after diagnosis was predicted by rumination, emotional expression, positive thinking, internalised stigma, and perceived past resilience. The latter three, along with isolation, self-blame, thinking avoidance, and help seeking predicted some PTG dimensions 8 months after diagnosis. The results highlight the importance of internalised stigma associated with HIV infection and of the differential use of coping strategies, and point to the need for clinicians and policy makers to implement stigma reduction and appropriate coping strategies interventions.
['Garrido-Hernansaiz|Helena|H|http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8715-0842', 'Murphy|Patrick J|PJ|', 'Alonso-Tapia|Jesús|J|']
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D005260:Female D015658:HIV Infections D006801:Humans D008137:Longitudinal Studies D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D055500:Resilience, Psychological D057545:Social Stigma D013030:Spain D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D055815:Young Adult
Resilience Posttraumatic growth Coping HIV-related stigma HIV/AIDS