Psychological well-being of gay men with AIDS: Contribution of positve and negative illness-related network interactions to depressive mood Journal Article

  

Authors:	Siegel, K.; Raveis, V. H.; Karus, D.
Article Title:	Psychological well-being of gay men with AIDS: Contribution of positve and negative illness-related network interactions to depressive mood
Abstract:	While the positive functions of social network interactions in ameliorating the effects of life stress are widely documented and acknowledged, a growing body of research investigations has demonstrated that social relationships can concurrently be a source of stress and that actions intended to be supportive may instead be experienced as psychologically disturbing. Data from a study of the social support experiences of gay men diagnosed with AIDS were examined to determine the contribution to the men's depressive mood of positive and negative network interactions (n = 83). Although the results are consistent with the social support literature regarding the beneficial effect of positive network interactions for seriously-ill individuals, the findings also indicate that negative illness-related network interactions are associated with decreases in depressive mood, as indicated by scores on the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CES-D). The findings also demonstrate the additive effects of positive and negative network interactions and clearly point out the value of investigating the complexity and multiple functions of social interactions. © 1994.
Keywords:	adult; major clinical study; social environment; social support; adaptation, psychological; depression; health status; rating scale; stress; homosexuality; homosexuality, male; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; regression analysis; interview, psychological; mental health; middle age; aids; interpersonal relations; social interaction; human; male; article; gay men; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.
Journal Title:	Social Science and Medicine
Volume:	39
Issue:	11
ISSN:	0277-9536
Publisher:	Elsevier Inc.
Date Published:	1994-12-01
Start Page:	1555
End Page:	1563
Language:	English
DOI:	10.1016/0277-9536(94)90007-8
PROVIDER:	scopus
PUBMED:	7817220
DOI/URL:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0028092063&doi=10.1016%2f0277-9536%2894%2990007-8&partnerID=40&md5=477b18b2f5768c2512c7b62d101f7b1f
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