@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the impact of coping self-efficacy on psychological distress among violence-affected people living with HIV",
journal="AIDS care",
year="2024",
author="Steele, Kara A. and Tokarz, Stephanie and Felker-Kantor, Erica and Theall, Katherine P. and Clum, Gretchen A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="ABSTRACTThis study examines the relationship between coping self-efficacy, concurrent stress, and psychological distress (borderline/clinical anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms) among people living with HIV (PLWH). Using data from a cohort of PLWH living in a southern peri-urban area, logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the effects of self-reported coping self-efficacy on psychological distress in a sample of 85 violence-affected PLWH. We also tested the moderating effect of coping self-efficacy on the concurrent stress-psychological distress relationships. In adjusted models, coping self-efficacy was significantly associated with symptoms of anxiety and PTSD, but not depressive symptoms. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that high coping self-efficacy may reduce one's likelihood of anxiety and PTSD symptoms among PLWH.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0954-0121",
doi="10.1080/09540121.2024.2345688",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2024.2345688"
}