Attachment, Social Support, Resilience and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Chinese Adults Living with HIV/AIDS. Issue 2 (17th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Qian; Zhou, Ting; Gao, Jun; Xu, Keyi; Qu, Wenyan; Yang, Yunping
• Is Part Of: Journal of loss and trauma. Volume 23:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 127
• Publication Date: 2018-02-17
• Subjects: Attachment -- people living with HIV/AIDS -- PTSD symptoms -- resilience -- social support; Loss (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Adjustment (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Life change events -- Periodicals; Interpersonal relations -- Periodicals; 154.4
• DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2017.1419803
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-5024

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to examine the effects of attachment, social support and resilience on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in people living with HIV/AIDS. One hundred fifty-two HIV+ adults in China were investigated. The results suggested that attachment anxiety had a significant direct effect on PTSD symptoms and impacted PTSD symptoms indirectly though associations with social support and resilience. Attachment avoidance could also be considered a distal risk factor of PTSD symptoms via the mediation of social support and resilience. The findings highlight the importance of identifying trauma and PTSD symptoms in people affected by HIV/AIDS and suggest that people with attachment anxiety and low social support resources might be at high risk for PTSD.