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01-04-2010 | Original Paper

Gender Differences in HIV-Related Coping and Depression

Authors: Mark Vosvick, Luci A. Martin, Nathan Grant Smith, Sharon Rae Jenkins

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Our study examined differences in HIV-related coping in relation to depression in men and women. Ethnically diverse participants (n = 247, 46% women) were recruited in Dallas/Fort Worth and completed medical and demographic information, the Coping with HIV Scale (CHIV), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Multiple regression analyses revealed that in men, depression was associated with symptoms, higher use of distraction, blame, expression and lower use of positive growth. In women, depression was associated with symptoms and higher use of blame. These results shed light on the ways in which each gender copes with HIV and may help researchers develop interventions tailored to the needs of the HIV-positive population.

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Title: Gender Differences in HIV-Related Coping and Depression
Authors: Mark Vosvick
Luci A. Martin
Nathan Grant Smith
Sharon Rae Jenkins
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9490-1

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