The emotional reactions of HIV antibody positive men

Bibliographic Data

ID9618194
AuthorsLinda L Viney (University of Wollongong, corresponding author), Rachael Henry (University of Wollongong), Beverly M Walker (University of Wollongong), Levinia Crooks (University of Wollongong)
Year1989
Volume62
Issue2
Pages153-161
Publication date1989-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8341.1989.tb02822.x
PMID2751944
OpenAlexW2109458679
LanguageEN
Citations received11

This study was concerned with the emotional reaction of men who are HIV antibody positive, and with whether their expression of enjoyment is better viewed as the result of rigid defending or flexible coping. A sample of these men was matched with samples of patients with other major illnesses and well controls. Enjoyment was found to be more frequently expressed in the two ill samples, as were anxiety, depression and helplessness. The HIV antibody positive patients expressed more anger, and yet more competence, than the other patients. These patterns of emotional reaction proved to be modified by different levels of enjoyment in a manner more indicative of coping than defending, because depressive emotions appeared to be reduced when some enjoyment of life was apparent. The implications of these findings for health professionals working with people who are HIV antibody positive are discussed

Anger · Anxiety · Coping (psychology) · Emotional reaction · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Learned helplessness · Psychiatry · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Immunology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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