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Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1/2012

01.03.2012

Ethnic Identity and Perceived Stress in HIV+ Minority Women: The Role of Coping Self-Efficacy and Social Support

verfasst von: Corina R. Lopez, Michael H. Antoni, Erin M. Fekete, Frank J. Penedo

Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Ethnic minority women living with HIV (WLWH) face multiple stigmas that can contribute to overwhelming levels of stress, which could hamper their ability to manage their chronic disease. Little is known about whether having a greater sense of ethnic identity might insulate WLWH from stress. It is also possible that certain cognitive and interpersonal factors (i.e., coping self-efficacy and perceived social support) may act as mediators of this relationship. We hypothesized that WLWH with a greater sense of ethnic identity would report less stress because they access these cognitive and interpersonal resources to better manage stressors.

Purpose

The present study (1) related ethnic identity to perceived stress and (2) examined coping self-efficacy and social support as co-mediators of this relationship in a sample of low-income minority WLWH.

Method

Ninety-two minority women (89% African American) completed self-report psychosocial measures including the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Cognitive Coping Self-efficacy Scale (CCSE), and Social Provision Scale (SPS).

Results

Greater ethnic identity was associated with less perceived stress, and this relationship was mediated by greater levels of both coping self-efficacy and social support.

Conclusions

WLWH who identify more with their ethnic group may experience less stress via their access to more cognitive and interpersonal resources.
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Metadaten
Titel
Ethnic Identity and Perceived Stress in HIV+ Minority Women: The Role of Coping Self-Efficacy and Social Support
verfasst von
Corina R. Lopez
Michael H. Antoni
Erin M. Fekete
Frank J. Penedo
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-010-9121-x

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