Resilience Processes Demonstrated by Young Gay and Bisexual Men Living with HIV: Implications for Intervention
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Given the increasing numbers of young gay/bisexual men (YGBM) diagnosed with HIV, it is important to understand the resilience processes enacted by this population in order to develop interventions that support their healthy development. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 54 YGBM (ages 17 to 24; 57% African American, 22% Latino) living with HIV from four geographically diverse clinics in the United States. Resilience processes clustered into four primary thematic areas: (1) engaging in health-promoting cognitive processes; (2) enacting healthy behavioral practices; (3) enlisting social support from others; and (4) empowering other young gay/bisexual men. These data suggest that YGBM living with HIV demonstrate resilience across multiple dimensions, including intrapersonal-level resilience related to individual cognitions and behaviors, as well as interpersonal-level resilience related to seeking support and providing support to others. Implications for the development of culturally-appropriate and strengths-based secondary prevention and other psychosocial interventions for YGBM living with HIV are discussed.
Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs
Authors: Gary W. Harper, Douglas Bruce, Sybil G. Hosek, M. Isabel Fernandez, Brian A. Rood, the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
Language: English
Topic: Resilience and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Miami, Tulane University, University of South Florida, Children's National Hospital, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Awards: Adolescent Medical Trials Unit, G2707118538, Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN), Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) - DOC, G482849570, G4904995062, Stroger/CORE Chicago Adolescent Trials Unit (ATU), G5719724269, ATN Coordinating Center, Tampa Bay Adolescent Medicine Trial Unit, Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Intervention (ATN)-site 12, Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions, Adolescent Medicine Trials Unit (AMTU) Network for HIV/*
OpenAlex ID: W1967124631