Beyond HIV shame: the role of self-forgiveness and acceptance in living with HIV.
AIDS Care
; 36(10): 1424-1433, 2024 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38669668
ABSTRACT
Research is developing regarding the beneficial association of spirituality with numerous health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH); however, little attention has been paid to the association of these variables with forgiveness and acceptance of HIV status. This cross-sectional study used a sample of 648 PLWH from the United States aged 18-61 to test the mediating effects of forgiveness and acceptance of HIV status on the relationship of spirituality and life satisfaction. As expected, self-forgiveness and acceptance straightforwardly and serially explained the links between spirituality and life satisfaction, while forgiveness of others was not a significant mediator for this relationship. The data obtained suggest that spirituality and self-forgiveness are two important targets for future experimental research, and therapeutic interventions on these variables may have a synergistic effect of increasing acceptance and improving well-being in PLWH.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personal Satisfaction
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Shame
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HIV Infections
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Spirituality
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Forgiveness
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS Care
Journal subject:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany
Country of publication:
United kingdom