Brener Loren, Wilson Hannah, Jackson L Clair, Johnson Priscilla, Saunders Veronica, Treloar Carla
UNSW Australia, Australia.
Health Psychol Open. 2015 Aug 18;2(2):2055102915601581. doi: 10.1177/2055102915601581. eCollection 2015 Jul.
This research assessed whether greater attachment to an Aboriginal community buffers against the negative effects of stigma and promotes positive health outcomes. Aboriginal Australians ( = 203) living with hepatitis C completed a survey assessing community attachment, stigma, resilience, quality of life, treatment intent, hepatitis C knowledge and positive lifestyle changes. A stronger sense of community attachment was associated with greater resilience, increased quality of life, less hepatitis C-related stigma and with increased lifestyle changes after diagnosis. Hence, community attachment can buffer against the negative health effects of stigma and may promote the resources to engage in positive behaviour changes, ultimately increasing long-term health outcomes.
本研究评估了对原住民社区更强的归属感是否能缓冲耻辱感的负面影响并促进积极的健康结果。203名患有丙型肝炎的澳大利亚原住民完成了一项调查,该调查评估了社区归属感、耻辱感、复原力、生活质量、治疗意愿、丙型肝炎知识以及积极的生活方式改变。更强的社区归属感与更强的复原力、更高的生活质量、更少的丙型肝炎相关耻辱感以及诊断后更多的生活方式改变相关。因此,社区归属感可以缓冲耻辱感对健康的负面影响,并可能促进人们获得资源以做出积极的行为改变,最终改善长期健康结果。