Partner Abuse and HIV Infection: Implications for Psychosocial Adjustment in African American Women |
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| Authors: | Deborah J Jones Steven R H Beach Rex Forehand |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, USA;(3) Psychology Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont |
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| Abstract: | A prospective study of the effects of partner abuse among HIV-infected and noninfected African American women (N = 137) revealed that there were both concurrent and longitudinal effects of abuse on several indices of psychosocial adjustment. Specifically, higher levels of both verbal and physical abuse were found among the HIV-infected group. In addition, the effects of abuse on suicidal ideation were significantly stronger among the HIV-infected group (n = 53) than among their demographically similar noninfected counterparts (n = 84), resulting in significant HIV status by partner abuse interactions. The findings of this study advance our understanding of intimate relationships with regard to partner abuse by examining a group of women at high-risk for abuse, yet understudied in both the HIV/AIDS and relationship literatures. |
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| Keywords: | African American HIV/AIDS abuse women |
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