Eugene W. Farber|Hamid Mirsalimi|Karen Williams|J. Stephen McDaniel
Meaning of Illness and Psychological Adjustment to HIV/AIDS
Emory University|Argosy University|Emory University|Argosy University|Emory University|Argosy University|Emory University|Argosy University
authors explored relationship meaning illness psychological adjustment persons symptomatic hiv disease aids group 203 participants completed selfreport questionnaires measuring meaning illness problemfocused coping social support psychological wellbeing depressed mood positive meaning associated higher level psychological wellbeing lower level depressed mood meaning contributed significantly predicting psychological wellbeing depressed mood contributions problemfocused coping social support findings implications hiv coping adjustment models hivrelated psychotherapy