Cognitive coping, goal self-efficacy and personal growth in HIV-infected men who have sex with men

Examining Associations Between Cognitive-Affective Vulnerability and HIV Symptom Severity, Perceived Barriers to Treatment Adherence, and Viral Load Among HIV-Positive Adults

“…This finding suggests that individuals with a greater capacity to accept and understand their emotional distress, and engage in adaptive behaviors despite distress, perceive fewer barriers in terms of their ability to adhere to their medication. This finding is broadly consistent with previous research suggesting that HIV+ individuals with positive states of mind [15], who engage in greater cognitive coping [16,17], mindfulness, and less disengagement coping [18] are more medication adherent, report greater self-efficacy, and less anxiety, depression, and substance use. It is also consistent with findings by Brandt et al [37], which suggest that ER mediated an observed relation between DT and a range of psychiatric symptoms among HIV+ individuals.…”

“…Providing theoretical relevance for the role of ER in treatment for HIV+ individuals, work by Kraaij et al [16] found that HIV+ individuals who report greater use of cognitive coping strategies and higher self-efficacy (e.g., thinking about pleasant activities, attaching a positive meaning to their HIV status) report greater personal growth, an index of the ability to engender positive psychological changes when faced with an adverse life event. Also, among HIV+ individuals, greater cognitive coping (e.g., positive refocusing and less catastrophizing) is related to lower levels of depression and anxiety among HIV+ individuals, after accounting for time since diagnosis, CD4 level, and viral load [17]. In addition, Gonzalez and colleagues [18] found that lower levels of mindfulness (i.e., individual's ability to pay attention to and maintain awareness of the present moment) [19] and greater levels of disengagement coping (i.e., psychological or behavioral withdrawal from a goal due to interference caused by stress) [20] were independently and interactively associated with greater anxiety symptoms among HIV+ individuals.…”

Effects of a cognitive behavioral self-help program and a computerized structured writing intervention on depressed mood for HIV-infected people: A pilot randomized controlled trial

“…The content of the program was developed after the completion of a study on predictors of psychological well-being among people living with HIV [15,16]. The findings of this study suggested that intervention programs for people with HIV should focus on the content of thoughts and bringing about effective cognitive change, combined with working on goal adjustment.…”

Adaptación de las escalas “Tenacious Goal Pursuit and Flexible Goal Adjustment” y Goal Disengagement and Goal Reengagement”

“…(Arends, Bode, Taal y Van de Laar, 2015), enfermedades degenerativas (Kraaij et al, 2008) o el declive asociado al envejecimiento (Wrosch, Schulz y Heckhausen, 2004). Hanssen et al (2014) hallaron que el afrontamiento motivacional medía la relación entre optimismo y bienestar general, ansiedad y depresión, presentando los optimistas un mayor bienestar subjetivo que los pesimistas.…”