Stress and Coping in Women Living with HIV: A Meta-Analytic Review

McIntosh, Roger C.; Rosselli, Mónica

doi:10.1007/s10461-012-0166-5

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“…In our study population, almost all PLWH were spiritual in the sense of feeling connected to a higher presence and used their spirituality to cope with trauma, which is consistent with the findings from Cotton et al 33 In line with other studies in PLWH, [34][35][36] spirituality was particularly beneficial for women, heterosexuals, and African Americans, whereas NonLatino Whites made less use of spiritual coping. For the majority, spiritual coping was positively effective over time, which is also supported by other studies.…”

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Longitudinal Spiritual Coping with Trauma in People with HIV: Implications for Health Care

Kremer

Ironson

2014

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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This 10-year study (N = 177) examines how people with HIV use spirituality to cope with life's trauma on top of HIV-related stress (e.g., facing death, stigma, poverty, limited healthcare) usual events. Spirituality, defined as a connection to a higher presence, is independent from religion (institutionalized spirituality). As a dynamic adaptive process, coping requires longitudinal studying. Qualitative content-analysis of interviews/essays yielded a coding of specific aspects and a longitudinal rating of overall spiritual coping. Most participants were rated as spiritual, using spiritual practices, about half experienced comfort, empowerment, growth/transformation, gratitude, less than one-third meaning, community, and positive reframing. Up to one-fifth perceived spiritual conflict, struggle, or anger, triggering post-traumatic stress, which sometimes converted into positive growth/transformation later. Over time, 65% used spiritual coping positively, 7% negatively, and 28% had no significant use. Spirituality was mainly beneficial for women, heterosexuals, and African Americans ( p < 0.05). Results suggest that spirituality is a major source of positive and occasionally negative coping (e.g., viewing HIV as sin). We discuss how clinicians can recognize and prevent when spirituality is creating distress and barriers to HIV treatment, adding a literature review on ways of effective spiritual assessment. Spirituality may be a beneficial component of coping with trauma, considering socio-cultural contexts.

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Longitudinal Spiritual Coping with Trauma in People with HIV: Implications for Health Care

Kremer

Ironson

2014

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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“…Similar to other studies [11][12][13] women, heterosexuals and African-Americans made positive use of spirituality, while Non-Latino Whites used spirituality less.…”

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The Association between Compassionate Love and Spiritual Coping with Trauma in Men and Women Living with HIV

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Abstract:Our ten-year study examined the association between compassionate love (CL)-other-centered love, as well as compassionate self-love, and spiritual coping (SC)-the use of spirituality (connection to a Higher Presence or God) as a means to cope with trauma, and gender differences in 177 people living with HIV (PLWH). In a secondary data analysis of six-monthly interviews/essays, we coded five criteria of CL and rated the benefit of CL giving, receiving and self for the recipient. Synergistically, we rated longitudinal SC based on coding of 18 coping strategies. Overall, mean CL towards self was very high, followed by CL receiving and giving, while mean SC was moderately high. Women, in comparison to men, perceived higher benefit from SC and giving CL to others. Overall, CL towards self had the strongest association with SC, more pronounced in women than in men. Beyond gender, only CL for the self was a significant predictor of SC. Although there was a moderate association between SC and the perceived benefit from giving CL, after controlling for gender, this association was present in men only. Conversely, receiving CL from others yields a stronger association with SC in women than in men. Women perceived to benefit significantly more from SC and giving CL to others compared to men, whereas no gender differences were found on perceiving benefit from receiving CL from others or oneself. In conclusion, although women perceive more benefit from giving CL to others than men, this does not explain the higher benefit from SC among women. Ultimately, both men and women perceive to benefit more from SC the more they OPEN ACCESSReligions 2014, 5 1051 exhibit CL towards self and thus spiritual counseling should keep the importance of the balance between CL towards self and others in mind.

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“…In their meta review of large male and female cohorts, McIntosh and Rosselli (2012) citing Moskowitz (2009) conveyed that gender moderates the effect of higher-order coping mechanisms on specific disease-related outcomes. The findings suggest maladaptive ways of coping i.e., avoidance have more deleterious effects for women than do men.…”

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Trauma, Trust and Hope among Women: A Qualitative Study

Srivastava¹

2015

Psychol Stud

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The study is about 'trust and hope', a positive approach adopted by women to overcome the trauma in their lives successfully. It aims to understand what it takes to counter depressing moments and develop positivity in life. Employing the grounded theory approach an empirical investigation into the lives of women revealed (a) the causal conditions that underlie the development of trust and hope; (b) identified the phenomena, 'trust and hope', that develop from causal conditions; (c) context and intervening conditions that lead to positivity; (d) strategies that led to hope and trust; (e) the consequences of positive behavior. The results of the study could be utilized by researcher, academicians and other professionals in the field. It is certainly a contribution towards developing and strengthening positive psychology.

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Stress and Coping in Women Living with HIV: A Meta-Analytic Review

Cited by 104 publications

References 137 publications

Longitudinal Spiritual Coping with Trauma in People with HIV: Implications for Health Care

Longitudinal Spiritual Coping with Trauma in People with HIV: Implications for Health Care

The Association between Compassionate Love and Spiritual Coping with Trauma in Men and Women Living with HIV

Trauma, Trust and Hope among Women: A Qualitative Study

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