       Document 0881
 DOCN  M9550881
 TI    Relationships between adjustment to HIV and both social support and
       coping.
 DT    9505
 AU    Pakenham KI; Dadds MR; Terry DJ; Department of Psychology, University of
       Queensland, Brisbane,; Australia.
 SO    J Consult Clin Psychol. 1994 Dec;62(6):1194-203. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95164773
 AB    This study examined the relationships between HIV stage, social support,
       coping strategies, and adjustment to HIV. Ninety-six HIV-infected gay
       men and 33 seronegative comparison group participants participated in
       the study. In general, coping strategies and social support did not
       differ according to HIV stage. As predicted, adjustment was related to
       social support and coping strategies. Coping strategies were linked to
       psychosocial adjustment, whereas social support was more strongly
       associated with health-related variables. There was little evidence of
       buffering effects of either coping strategies or social support. Four
       coping strategies were related to low levels of psychological distress.
       Contrary to expectation, the relationships between coping strategies and
       adjustment did not vary as a function of HIV stage. However, the
       relationship between adjustment and some elements of social support
       varied as a function of HIV stage.
 DE    *Adaptation, Psychological  Adult  Bisexuality/PSYCHOLOGY
       Homosexuality, Male/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/CLASSIFICATION/*PSYCHOLOGY  Male  *Sick Role  *Social Support
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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