Silent Endurance and Profound Loneliness
Socioemotional Suffering in African Americans Living With HIV in the Rural South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4631017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Shandor Miles (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Malika Roman Isler (0000-0002-0967-7056, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Bahby B Banks (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Bahby Banks (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Sohini Sengupta (0000-0002-3077-2883, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Giselle Corbie-Smith (0000-0003-0737-6775, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 489-501 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732310387935 |
| PMID | 21041516 |
| PMCID | PMC3073239 |
| OpenAlex | W2137551973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 51 |
We explored how community responses to HIV contribute to distress in African Americans living with HIV in the rural South of the United States. We listened to the voices of community members through focus groups and African Americans with HIV through interviews. Community avoidance of HIV, negative views of HIV, and discriminatory behavior powerfully affected the distress of people living with HIV (PLWH). Ongoing distress, coupled with limited support, led to a life in which many PLWH endured their pain in silence and experienced profound loneliness. We conceptualized their experiences as socioemotional suffering-the hidden emotional burden and inner distress of not only living with HIV, a complex serious illness, but also with the societal attitudes and behaviors that are imposed on the illness and on PLWH. To improve the quality of life and health of PLWH, we cannot focus solely on the individual, but must also focus on the local community and society as a whole
Distress · Focus group · Loneliness · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Silence · Socioemotional selectivity theory · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |