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Gender Roles and Mental Health in Women With and at Risk for HIV.
- Source :
- Psychology of Women Quarterly; Sep2014, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p311-326, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Predominantly low-income and African American women from the same community, HIV-infected (n = 100; HIV+) and uninfected (n = 42; HIV−), were assessed on reported gender roles in sexual and other close relationships—including levels of self-silencing, unmitigated communion, and sexual relationship power—at a single recent study visit during 2008–2012. Recent gender roles were investigated in relation to depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life assessed both at a single visit during 2008–2012 and averaged over semiannual visits (for depressive symptoms) and annual visits (for quality of life) occurring between 1994 and 2012. Compared to HIV− women, HIV+ women reported significantly higher levels of several aspects of self-silencing, unmitigated communion, and multi-year averaged depressive symptoms as well as lower levels of sexual relationship power and recent and multi-year averaged quality of life. For both HIV+ and HIV− women, higher self-silencing and unmitigated communion significantly related to recent or multi-year averaged higher depressive symptoms and lower quality of life. Intervention strategies designed to increase self-care and self-advocacy in the context of relationships could potentially minimize depressive symptoms and enhance quality of life in women with and at risk for HIV. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- HIV infection risk factors
WOMEN'S health
ANALYSIS of covariance
CONFIDENCE intervals
MENTAL depression
HEALTH status indicators
PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUALITY of life
RESEARCH funding
SELF-efficacy
GENDER role
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03616843
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97895289
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314525579