Neff James Alan, Amodei Nancy, Valescu Smaranda, Pomeroy Elizabeth C
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2003;37(3):55-74. doi: 10.1300/J010v37n03_04.
In order to examine the relative importance of general individual orientations (mastery and self-esteem) and specific coping styles with regard to psychological distress among women with HIV, data are examined from a pilot study involving in-depth face-to-face interviews with 32 HIV+ Latinas receiving care at 4 clinics serving the South Texas population. Interviews were conducted to provide preliminary psychometric information on coping and distress instruments in this predominantly Mexican American population as well as to examine psychosocial factors related to individual adjustment to HIV among Latina females. Refusal rates were low in this study (approximately 10%) and measurement instruments generally had acceptable internal consistency reliability. Results of exploratory multiple regression analyses suggest that self-esteem and mastery may be more salient predictors of depression and anxiety symptoms than are specific coping strategies.
为了研究一般个体取向（掌控感和自尊）以及特定应对方式对于感染艾滋病毒女性心理困扰的相对重要性，我们从一项试点研究中获取了数据，该研究对32名感染艾滋病毒的拉丁裔女性进行了深入的面对面访谈，这些女性在为南德克萨斯人群服务的4家诊所接受治疗。开展访谈是为了提供关于该主要为墨西哥裔美国人的人群中应对和困扰测量工具的初步心理测量信息，同时研究拉丁裔女性中与个体适应艾滋病毒相关的社会心理因素。本研究中的拒绝率较低（约10%），测量工具总体上具有可接受的内部一致性信度。探索性多元回归分析结果表明，与特定应对策略相比，自尊和掌控感可能是抑郁和焦虑症状更显著的预测因素。
