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Dissertation
Do problems-solving skills moderate the relationship between stressors and health in women with HIV?
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
May 2002
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00010174
Abstract
Urban women with HIV, the fastest growing subgroup of persons infected with the virus in the United States, potentially face numerous stressors (e.g., health issues, care giving, poverty). The current study sought to examine the relationship between stressors and health, as well as the potentially buffering role of problem-solving skills, within this population. One hundred and twenty-five women participated in a series of self-report questionnaires. Results demonstrated stressors predicted greater negative affect and physical symptoms. In addition, certain aspects of maladaptive problem-solving skills were predictive of greater psychological distress. However, problem-solving skills were not demonstrated to moderate the relationship between stressors and health. Clinical and research implications of the study are discussed.
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- Title
- Do problems-solving skills moderate the relationship between stressors and health in women with HIV?
- Creators
- Elizabeth Roessler Lombardo
- Contributors
- Arthur M. Nezu (Advisor) - Drexel University, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University (1993-1996, 1998-2002)
- Awarding Institution
- Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vi, 165 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Clinical and Health Psychology [Historical]; Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University (1993-1996, 1998-2002); College of Nursing and Health Professions (2000-2002)
- Other Identifier
- 991021888827504721