Coping and life satisfaction in adults with AIDS

Authors

  • Marineia Crosara de Resende Centro Universitário do Triângulo
  • Rose Mari da Silva Centro Universitário do Triângulo
  • Thatiana Pereira Marques
  • Matteus Vinícius de Abreu

Keywords:

AIDS, Enfrentamento, Psicologia da Saúde, Bem-estar subjetivo

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the coping strategies and the life satisfaction in people with Aids and to verify the correlation between coping strategies and satisfaction with the life. Participants 22 adults, mean age 37 years. The Results indicated, regarding the life satisfaction, 42.9% told that they are satisfied with their own lives in the moment and 42.9% are more or less satisfied. The majority (90.4%) told to have positive expectation with future life. The coping strategies most used were the religious practices and imaginative thoughts (mean 4.09), following by problem focused coping strategies (mean 3.71), looking for social support (mean 2.93), and emotional focused coping strategies (mean 2.36). Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; coping; subjective well-being; health care psychology.

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Author Biographies

Marineia Crosara de Resende, Centro Universitário do Triângulo

Psicóloga, mestre em Gerontologia e Doutora em Educação pela UNICAMP. Bolsista CNPQ Pós-Doutorado Júnior

Rose Mari da Silva, Centro Universitário do Triângulo

Aluna de Psicologia do Centro Universitário do Triângulo

Thatiana Pereira Marques

Psicóloga pelo Centro Universitário do Triângulo

Matteus Vinícius de Abreu

Psicólogo pelo Centro Universitário do Triângulo

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Published

2008-08-29

How to Cite

Resende, M. C. de, Silva, R. M. da, Marques, T. P., & Abreu, M. V. de. (2008). Coping and life satisfaction in adults with AIDS. Psico, 39(2). Retrieved from https://pucrs.emnuvens.com.br/revistapsico/article/view/1437

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Vol. 39 No. 2 (2008)

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