HIV/AIDS Coping; Coping behavior associated

with health outcomes among HIV-positive youth

Publication info: AIDS Vaccine Week ; Atlanta [Atlanta]13 Sep 2004: 8.

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"A cross-sectional latent variable analysis (N=279) assessed associations among environmental stress, self-
esteem, social support, coping styles, AIDS symptoms, and CD4 count. A more restricted longitudinal analysis
(N=174) tested associations among earlier environmental stress, self-esteem, coping styles, and AIDS symptoms
at follow-up," wrote J.A. Stein and coworkers.

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2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com &NewsRx.net) -- Coping behavior is associated with health outcomes among HIV-
positive youth.
"This study assessed whether coping styles had an influence on physical health outcomes either concurrently or
longitudinally in a sample of HIV-positive youth. Coping styles were characterized as positive, passive, depressive
withdrawal, and escapist," scientists writing in the journal Psychology &Health report.
"A cross-sectional latent variable analysis (N=279) assessed associations among environmental stress, self-
esteem, social support, coping styles, AIDS symptoms, and CD4 count. A more restricted longitudinal analysis
(N=174) tested associations among earlier environmental stress, self-esteem, coping styles, and AIDS symptoms
at follow-up," wrote J.A. Stein and coworkers.
"CD4 count was not associated with coping styles in the cross- sectional analysis. Concurrent AIDS symptoms
were significantly predicted by depressive withdrawal and environmental stress. A passive coping style modestly
predicted more AIDS symptoms longitudinally," said investigators.
Stein concluded, "Correlates of perceived health and well-being of persons with HIV/AIDS are important to
investigate in addition to more objective measures such as CD4 count that may not be amenable to change
through coping style interventions alone."
Stein and colleagues published their study in Psychology &Health (Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in
coping strategies and physical health outcomes among HIV-positive youth. Psychol Health, 2004;19(3):321-336).
Additional information can be obtained by contacting J.A. Stein, University California Los Angeles, Department
Psychology, Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.
The publisher of the journal Psychology &Health can be contacted at: Taylor &Francis Ltd., 4 Park Square, Milton
Park, Abingdon OX14 4RN, Oxon, England.
The information in this article comes under the major subject areas of HIV/AIDS, Psychology, Immunology,
Prognosis and Environmental Stress.
This article was prepared by AIDS Vaccine Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2004, AIDS
Vaccine Week via NewsRx.com &NewsRx.net.

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Publication year: 2004

Publication date: Sep 13, 2004

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