Reconnecting to Spirituality: Christian-Identified Adolescents and Emerging Adult Young Men's Journey from Diagnosis of HIV to Coping.
J Relig Health
; 56(1): 188-204, 2017 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Spirituality is important to holistic health, yet little is known about its impact on young people with HIV. To address this knowledge deficit, a grounded theory study used semi-structured interviews of 20 Christian-identified adolescent and emerging adult gay males and one perinatally infected male. This study revealed that, to cope with HIV health issues, participants used a process of reconnecting with their spirituality. In order to successfully reconnect with their spirituality, study participants reported a need to re-embrace and re-engage in spiritual practices, hold onto hope, believe they are normal, and commit to beliefs and practices despite rejection from the church.
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Infecciones por VIH
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Homosexualidad Masculina
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Espiritualidad
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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J Relig Health
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2017
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