The buffering effects of hardiness and coping on the stress-illness relationship in HIV-infected individuals
Abstract
A sample of 83 HIV-infected individuals completed a questionnaire assessing stressful life events, hardiness of personality, coping, physical illness and depression. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship of stress, hardiness and coping to physical illness and depression. The results of the present study indicate that there is a relationship between stress and both physical illness and depression for HIV-infected individuals. No buffering effects of hardiness or coping were found, although hardiness had a direct negative relationship with depression.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Jurich, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Families & family life|Personal relationships|Sociology
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