Coping, Social Support, and Attachment Style as Psychosocial Correlates of Adjustment in Men and Women with HIV/AIDS

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-353

  Turner Cobb, Julie M ^a,b   Gore Felton, Cheryl ^a,c   Marouf, Feyza ^a   Koopman, Cheryl ^a   Kim, Peea ^a   Israelski, Dennis ^a,d   Spiegel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d San Mateo County AIDS Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Coping; HIV AIDS; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036673376     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015814431481     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Adler, N. E., Horowitz, M., Garcia, A., and Moyer, A. (1998). Additional validation of a scale to assess positive states of mind. Psychosom. Med. 60(1): 26-32.
2. Bartholomew, K., and Horowitz, L. M. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 61(2): 226-244.
3. Bowlby, J. (1973). Attachment and loss: Separation, anxiety and anger, Basic Books, New York.
4. Breakey, W. R., Fischer, P. J., Kramer, M., Nestadt, G., Romanoski, A. J., Ross, A., Royall, R., and Stine, O. C. (1989). Health and mental health problems of homeless men and women in Baltimore. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 262: 1352-1357.
5. Carver, C. S. (1997). You want to measure coping but your protocol's too long: Consider the brief COPE. Int. J. Behav. Med. 4(1): 92-100.
6. Carver, C. S., Pozo, C., Harris, S. D., Noriega, V., Scheier, M. F., Robinson, D. S., Ketcham, A. S., Moffatt, F. L., and Clark, K. C. (1993). How coping mediates the effect of optimism on distress: A study of women with early stage breast cancer. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 65(2): 375-390.
7. Carver, C. S., Scheier, M. F., and Weintraub, J. K. (1989). Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 56: 267-283.
8. Cohen, S., and McKay, G. (1984). Social support, stress and the buffering hypothesis: A theoretical analysis. In Baum, A., Taylor, S., and Singer, J. (Eds.), Handbook of Psychology and Health. Vol. 4: Social Psychological Aspects of Health, Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ, pp. 253-268.
9. Collins, N. L., and Read, S. J. (1990). Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 58: 644-663.
10. Dew, M. A., Ragni, M. V., Nimorwicz, P. (1990). Infection with human immunodeficiency virus and vulnerability to psychiatric distress: A study of men with hemophilia. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 47: 737-744.
11. Evans, D. L., Leserman, J., Perkins, D. O., Stern, R. A., Murphy, C., Zheng, B., Gettes, D., Longmate, J. A., Silva, S. G., van der Horst, C. M., Hall, C. D., Folds, J. D., Golden, R. N., and Petitto, J. M. (1997). Severe life stress as a predictor of early disease progression in HIV infection. Am. J. Psychiatry 154(5): 630-634.
12. Fawzy, F. I., Fawzy, N. W., Hyun, C. S., Elashoff, R., Guthrie, D., Fahey, J. L., and Morton, D. L. (1993). Malignant melanoma: Effects of an early structured psychiatric intervention, coping, and affective state on recurrence and survival 6 years later. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 50: 681-689.
13. Felton, B. J., Revenson, T. A., and Hinrichsen, G. A. (1984). Stress and coping in the explanation of psychological adjustment among chronically ill adults. Soc. Sci. Med. 18(10): 889-898.
14. First, M. B., Spitzer, R. L., Gibbon, M., and Williams, J. B. W. (1996). Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders - Non-patient Edition (SCID-I/NP, Version 2.0), Biometrics Research Department, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York.
15. Fleishman, J. A., and Fogel, B. (1994). Coping and depressive symptoms among people with AIDS. Health Psychol. 13(2):156-169.
16. Folkman, S. (1997). Positive psychological states and coping with severe stress. Soc. Sci. Med. 45(8): 1207-1221.
17. Friedland, J., Renwick, R., and McColl, M. (1996). Coping and social support as determinants of quality of life in HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care 8(1): 15-31.
18. Futterman, A. D., Kemeny, M. E., Shapiro, D., and Fahey, J. L. (1994). Immunological and physiological changes associated with induced positive and negative mood. Psychosom. Med. 56(6): 499-511.
19. Gluhoski, V. L., Fishman, B., and Perry, S. W. (1997). The impact of multiple bereavement in a gay male sample. AIDS Educ. Prev. 9(6): 521-531.
20. Hazan, C., and Shaver, P. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 52: 511-524.
21. Horowitz, M. J., Adler, N., and Kegeles, S. (1988). A scale for measuring the occurrence of positive states of mind: A preliminary report. Psychosom. Med. 50(5): 477-483.
22. House, J. S., Landis, K. R., and Umberson, D. (1988). Social relationships and health. Science 241(4865):540-545.
23. Kelly, J. A. (1998). Group psychotherapy for the medically ill (Special issue). Int. J. Group Psychother. 48(2): 143-162.
24. Kelly, B., Raphael, B., and Statham, D. (1996). A comparison of the psychosocial aspects of AIDS and cancer-related bereavement. Int. J. Psychiatry Med. 26(1): 35-49.
25. Kemeny, M. E., Weiner, H., Duran, R., Taylor, S. E., Visscher, B., and Fahey, J. L. (1995). Immune system changes after the death of a partner in HIV-positive gay men. Psychosom. Med. 57(6): 547-554.
26. Koopman, C., Gore-Felton, C., Marouf, F., Butler, L. D., Field, N., Gill, M., Chen, X.-H., Israelski, D., and Spiegel, D. (2000). Relationships of perceived stress to coping, attachment, and social support among HIV-positive persons. AIDS Care 12(5): 663-672.
27. Lazarus, R. S. (1999). Hope: An emotion and a vital coping resource against despair. Soc. Res. 66(2): 653-679.
28. Lazarus, R. S., and Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, Appraisal and Coping, Springer, New York.
29. Linn, J. G., Monnig, R. L., Cain, V. A., and Usoh, D. (1993). Stage of illness, level of HIV symptoms, sense of coherence and psychological functioning in clients of community-based AIDS counseling centers. J. Am. Nurs. AIDS Care 4(2): 24-32.
30. Mickelson, K. D., Kessler, R. C., and Shaver, P. R. (1997). Adult attachment in a nationally representative sample. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 73: 1092-1106.
31. Mikulincer, M., and Florian, V. (1995). Appraisal of and coping with a real life stressful situation: The contribution of attachment styles. Pers. Soc. Psychol. Bull. 21: 406-414.
32. Mikulincer, M., and Florian, V. (1998). The relationship between adult attachment styles and emotional and cognitive reactions to stressful events. In Simpson, J., and Rholes, W. S. (Eds.), Attachment Theory and Close Relationships, Guilford, New York, pp. 143-165.
33. Mikulincer, M., Florian, V., and Tolmacz, R. (1990). Attachment styles and fear of personal death: A case study of affect regulation. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 58: 273-280.
34. Mikulincer, M., Florian, V., and Weller, A. (1993). Attachment styles, coping strategies, and posttraumatic psychological distress: The impact of the Gulf War in Israel. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 64(5): 817-826.
35. Mikulincer, M., Orbach, I., and Lavnieli, D. (1998). Adult attachment style and affect regulation: Strategic variations in subjective self-other similarity. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 75(2): 436-488.
36. Miller, G. E., and Cole, S. W. (1998). Social relationships and the progression of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A review of evidence and possible underlying mechanisms. Ann. Behav. Med. 20(3): 181-189.
37. Moskowitz, J. T. (1996). Coping and mood during AIDS-related caregiving and bereavement. Ann Behav. Med. 18(1): 49-57.
38. Neaigus, A., Friedman, S. R., Curtis, R., Des Jarlais, D. C., Furst, R. T., Jose, B., Mota, P., Stephenson, B., Sufian, M., Ward, R., and Wright, J. W. (1994). The relevance of drug injectors' social and risk networks for understanding and preventing HIV infection. Soc. Sci. Med. 38: 67-78.
39. Nemoto, T., Young, M., Chan, M., and Guydish, J. (1992). Effect of social support on risk behaviors for HIV infection among drug users. Int. Conf. on AIDS 8(2):D401 (Abstract No. PoD 5087).
40. Nyamathi, A., Flaskerud, J., Leake, B., and Chen, S. (1996). Impoverished women at risk for Aids: Social support variables. J. Psychosoc. Nurs. 34(11): 31-39.
41. Nyamathi, A., Wayment, H. A., and Dunkel-Schetter, C. (1993). Psychosocial correlates of emotional distress and risk behavior in African-American women at risk for HIV infection. Anxiety, Stress Coping 6: 133-148.
42. Odets, W. (1995). In the Shadow of the Epidemic: Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS, Duke University Press, Durham, NC.
43. Patterson, T. L., Shaw, W. S., Semple, S. J., Cherner, M., McCutchan, J. A., Atkinson, J. H., and Grant, I. (1996). Relationship of psychosocial factors to HIV disease progression. Ann. Behav. Med. 18(1): 30-39.
44. Penninx, B. W. J. H., van Tilburg, T., Boeke, A. J. P., Deeg, D. J. H., Kriegsman, D. M. W., and van Eijk, J. T. M. (1998). Effects of social support and personal coping resources on depressive symptoms: Different for various chronic diseases? Health Psychol. 17(6): 551-558.
45. Rabkin, J. G., Williams, J. B. W., Neugebauer, R., Remien, R. H., and Goetz, R. (1990). Maintenance of hope in HIV-spectrum homosexual men. Am. J. Psychiatry 147: 1322-1236.
46. Radloff, I. S. (1977). The CES-D Scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl. Psychol. Measure. 1(3): 385-401.
47. Sarna, L., Van Servellen, G. L., and Padilla, G. (1996). Comparison of emotional distress in men with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in men with cancer. Appl. Nurs. Res. 9(4): 209-212.
48. Schwarzer, F., Dunkel-Schetter, C., and Kemeny, M. (1994). The multidimensional nature of received social support in gay men at risk of HIV infection and AIDS. Am. J. Commun. Psychol. 22: 319-339.
49. Sherbourne, C. D., Meredith, L. S., Rogers, W., and Ware, J. E. (1992). Social support and stressful life events: Age differences in their effects on health-related quality of life among the chronically ill. Qual. Life Res. Int. J. Qual. Life Aspects Treat. Care Rehab. 1(4): 235-246.
50. Simpson, J. A. (1990). Influence of attachment styles on romantic relationships. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 59: 971-980.
51. Spiegel, D., Bloom, J. R., Kraemer, H. C., and Gottheil, E. (1989). Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer. Lancet 2: 888-891.
52. Stone, A. A., and Bovbjerg, D. H. (1994). Stress and humoral immunity: A review of the human studies. Adv. Neuroimmunol. 4(1): 49-56.
53. Suls, J., and Fletcher, B. (1985). The relavant efficacy of avoidant and nonavoidant coping strategies: A meta-analysis. Health Psychol. 4: 247-288.
54. Turner Cobb, J. M., and Steptoe, A. (1996). Psychosocial stress and susceptibility to upper respiratory tract illness in an adult population sample. Psychosom. Med. 58: 404-412.
55. Turner Cobb, J. M., and Steptoe, A. (1998). Psychosocial influences on upper respiratory infectious illness in children. J. Psychosom. Res. 45(4): 319-330.
56. Watson, M., and Greer, S. (1983). Development of a questionnaire measure of emotional control. J. Psychosom. Res. 27(4): 299-305.
57. Zich, J., and Temoshok, L. (1987). Perceptions of social support in men with AIDS and ARC: Relationships with distress and hardiness. J. Appl. Soc. Psychol. 17: 193-215.