Risk and protective factors for depression symptoms among children affected by HIV/AIDS in rural China: A structural equation modeling analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1435-1443

  Wang, Bo ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^a   Barnett, Douglas ^a   Zhao, Guoxiang ^b   Zhao, Junfeng ^b   Stanton, Bonita ^a  

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

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AIDS orphans; China; Depression; Experience of traumatic events; Future orientation; Perceived HIV related stigma; Perceived social support; Trusting relationship

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FUTURE ORIENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION; ORPHANED CHILD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHINA;

EID: 84862807900     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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