Reasons for HIV Disclosure/Nondisclosure in Close Relationships
Testing a Model of HIV–Disclosure Decision Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23341902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerian J Derlega (Old Dominion University), Barbara A Winstead (0000-0003-4996-1104, Old Dominion University), Kathryn Greene (0000-0002-3362-4982, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights), Julianne Serovich, Julianne M Serovich (The Ohio State University), William N Elwood (0000-0002-8979-178X) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 747-767 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0736-7236 • E-ISSN: 1943-2771 |
| Publisher | Guilford Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1521/jscp.23.6.747.54804 |
| OpenAlex | W2164249060 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 65 |
| References cited | 35 |
This research examined the relative importance of reasons for HIV disclosure/nondisclosure with a friend, intimate partner, and parents. Participants were 145 men and women with HIV. Overall, catharsis, a will to duty/educate, and having a close/supportive relationship were endorsed as reasons that influence HIV disclosure. Privacy, self–blame, fear of rejection, and protecting the other were endorsed as reasons that influence nondisclosure. Both men and women endorsed testing the other's reaction as a reason for disclosing more for an intimate partner, whereas they endorsed privacy more as a reason for not disclosing to a friend. Men (mostly self-identified as homosexuals or bisexuals), but not women (mostly self-identified as heterosexuals), endorsed similarity as a reason for disclosing more to a friend or intimate partner than to a parent. The results are consistent with a Model of HIV-Disclosure Decision Making that indicates how cultural attitudes (about HIV, close relationships, and self-disclosure) and contextual factors (relational, individual, and temporal factors) influence reasons for and against HIV disclosure.
Blame · Catharsis · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Full disclosure · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Self-disclosure · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 65 |
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| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |