Researching a sensitive topic: Designing a mail survey of the perceptions of gay men with HIV/AIDS regarding social support received from the family of origin

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Kadushin, Goldie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FAMILY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0030666880     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v25n04_01     Document Type: Review

References (29)

1. Berrill, K. (1992). Anti-gay violence and victimization in the United States: An overview. In G. Herek and K. Berrill (Eds.), Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men (pp. 19-45). Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
2. Blasband (1990). Social support, rejection, stress and coping among gay men with AIDS. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles.
3. Britton, P.J., Zarski, J.J., & Hobfoll, S.E. (1993). Psychological distress and the role of significant others in a population of gay/bisexual men in the era of HIV. AIDS Care, 5, 43-54.
4. Catania, J., Turner, H., Kyung-Hec, C., & Coates, T. (1992). Coping with death anxiety: Help-seeking and social support among gay men with various HIV diagnoses. AIDS, 6, 999-1005.
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1995). HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. Atlanta GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
6. Croog, S., Lipson, A., & Levine, S. (1972). Help patterns in severe illness: The roles of kin network, non-family resources, and institutions. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 34, 32-41.
7. Finlayson, A. (1976). Social networks as coping resources: Lay help and consultation patterns used by women in husband's post-infarction career. Social Science and Medicine, 10, 7-103.
8. Hays, R., Catania, J., McKusick, L., & Coates, T. (1990). Help-seeking for AIDS-related concerns: A comparison of gay men with various HIV diagnoses. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 743-755.
9. Hays, R., Chauncey, S., & Tobey, L. (1990). The social support networks of gay men with AIDS. Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 374-385.
10. Hays, R.B., Magee, R.H., & Chauncey, S. (1994). Identifying helpful and unhelpful behaviors of loved ones: The PWA's perspective. AIDS Care, 6, 379-392.
11. Herek, G., & Berrill, K. (1992). Documenting the victimization of lesbians and gay men: Methodological issues. In G. Herek and K. Berrill (Eds.), Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men (pp. 270-286). Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
12. Kurdek, L., & Siesky, G. (1990). The nature and correlates of psychological adjustment in gay men with AIDS-related conditions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 20, 846-860.
13. Laumann, E., Gagnon, J., Michael, R., & Michaels, S. (1994). The Social Organization of Sexuality. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
14. Lee, R.M., & Renzetti, C.M. (1993). The problem of researching sensitive topics: An overview and introduction. In C.M. Renzetti and R.M. Lee (Eds.), Researching Sensitive Topics (pp. 3-13). Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
15. Lennon, M.C., Martin, J.L., & Dean, L. (1990). The influence of social support on AIDS-related grief reaction among gay men. Social Science and Medicine, 31, 477-484.
16. Martin, J., & Dean, L. (1993). Developing a community sample of gay men for an epidemiological study of AIDS. In C.M. Renzetti and R. Lee (Eds.), Researching Sensitive Topics (pp. 82-99). Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
17. Namir, S. (1986). Treatment issues concerning persons with AIDS. In L. McKusick (Ed.), What to Do About AIDS (pp. 86-94). Berkeley: University of California Press.
18. The National Directory of AIDS Care 1995-1996: The Authoritative Reference for Health Care Providers, Community Support Systems. N. Harvey (Ed.). Sixth Annual Edition. Huntingdon Valley PA: Morgan-Rand, Inc.
19. O'Brien, K., Wortman, C.B., Kessler, R.C., & Joseph, J.G. (1993). Social relationships of men at risk for AIDS. Social Science and Medicine, 36, 1161-1167.
20. Pakenham, K., Dadds, M., & Terry, D. (1994). Relationships between adjustment to HIV and both social support and coping. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 1194-1203.
21. Patten, J.T., & Walker, G. (1989, June). Gay men with AIDS: Family of choice versus family of origin. Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on AIDS, Montreal.
22. Renzetti, C., & Lee, R. (1993). Preface in C. Renzetti and R. Lee (Eds.), Researching Sensitive Topics (pp. ix-x). Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
23. Schulz, R., Tompkins, C., Decker, S., & Wood, D. (1987). The social psychology of caregiving: Physical and psychological costs of providing support to the disabled. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 17, 401-428.
24. Schwarzer, R., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Kemeny, M. (1994). The multidimensional nature of received social support in gay men at risk of HIV and AIDS. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 319-339.
25. Turner, H., Hays, R., & Coates, T. (1993). Determinants of social support among gay men: The context of AIDS. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 34, 37-53.
26. Weinert, C., & Long, K. (1993). Support systems for the spouses of chronically ill persons in rural areas. Family and Community Health, 16, 46-54.
27. Wolcott, D., Namir, S., Fawzy, F., Gottlieb, M., & Mitsuyasu, R. (1986). Illness concerns, attitudes toward homosexuality and social support in gay men with AIDS. General Hospital Psychiatry, 8, 395-403.
28. Wolf, T., Dralle, P., Morse, E., Simon, P., Balson, P., Gaumer, R., & Williams, M. (1991). A biopsychosocial examination of symptomatic and asymptomatic HIV-infected patients. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 21, 263-279.
29. Zieh, J., & Temoschok, L. (1987). Social support in AIDS/ARC. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 17, 193-215.