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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Original Paper

Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among People Living with HIV and Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Role of Shame and Posttraumatic Growth

Authors: Tiara C. Willie, Nicole M. Overstreet, Courtney Peasant, Trace Kershaw, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Nathan B. Hansen

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 8/2016

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Abstract

There is a critical need to examine protective and risk factors of anxiety and depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in order to improve quality of life. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the associations between HIV-related shame, sexual abuse-related shame, posttraumatic growth, and anxiety and depressive symptoms among a cohort of 225 heterosexual women and men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Higher sexual abuse-related shame was related to more anxiety and depressive symptoms for heterosexual women. Higher posttraumatic growth predicted less anxiety symptoms for only heterosexual women. Higher posttraumatic growth predicted less depressive symptoms for heterosexual women and MSM, but the magnitude of this effect was stronger for heterosexual women than MSM. Psychosocial interventions may need to be tailored to meet the specific needs of heterosexual women and MSM living with HIV and CSA.
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Metadata
Title
Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among People Living with HIV and Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Role of Shame and Posttraumatic Growth
Authors
Tiara C. Willie
Nicole M. Overstreet
Courtney Peasant
Trace Kershaw
Kathleen J. Sikkema
Nathan B. Hansen
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1298-9

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