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The Importance of Positive Psychological Factors among People Living with HIV: A Comparative Study

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We aim to identify the differences in psychological well-being, resilience, and coping strategies between healthy subjects and HIV patients. The design followed in this work was empirical, not experimental, and cross-sectional with a correlational objective. The sample included a total of 399 participants (199 patients with HIV and 200 without pathology). The instruments applied for data collection were as follows: a questionnaire on socio-demographic data, the Psychological Well-being Scale, the Resilience Scale and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire. The study period was from February 2018 to January 2020. Patients with HIV had a significantly lower score than healthy subjects, in the resilience factors of perseverance and self-confidence. Subjects with HIV scored less in all dimensions of psychological well-being, with the exception of the dimension of autonomy. Finally, it was observed that HIV-positive subjects used rational coping strategies less frequently than healthy subjects, based on social support seeking and problem-solving coping. However, HIV patients scored higher in emotional coping strategies than healthy individuals.

Source: Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/bs12080288

Authors: Cristina Rivera-Picón, María Hinojal Benavente-Cuesta, María Paz Quevedo-Aguado, Pedro Manuel Rodríguez-Muñoz

Institutions: Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Universidad de Salamanca, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba

Language: English

Topic: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Subfield: Applied Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,466