Positive future orientation as a mediator between traumatic events and mental health among children affected by HIV/AIDS in rural China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1508-1516

  Zhang, Jintao ^a   Zhao, Guoxiang ^b   Li, Xiaoming ^b,c   Hong, Yan ^d   Fang, Xiaoyi ^a   Barnett, Douglas ^e   Lin, Xiuyun ^a   Zhao, Junfeng ^b   Zhang, Liying ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affected children; China; Future orientation; HIV AIDS; Mental health; Traumatic life events

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHINA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77949619316     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902923048     Document Type: Article

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