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Resiliency among individuals with childhood sexual abuse and HIV: Perspectives on addressing sexual trauma
Author(s) -
Tarakeshwar Nalini,
Hansen Nathan B.,
Kochman Arlene,
Fox Ashley,
Sikkema Kathleen J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20132
Subject(s) - optimism , psychology , religiosity , feeling , sexual abuse , context (archaeology) , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , child abuse , developmental psychology , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , social psychology , medical emergency , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , biology
This study examined how resiliency (represented by optimism, social support, religiosity, and finding growth and meaning), within the context of perceived impact of sexual trauma and HIV‐related stress, was linked to perspectives on addressing trauma among individuals ( N = 266) with HIV and childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that lower resiliency and greater HIV‐related stress were related to negative feelings about addressing trauma, whereas greater resiliency and higher perceived impact of sexual trauma were associated with positive feelings about addressing trauma. Findings suggest that multiple factors influence perspectives on addressing trauma among individuals with HIV and CSA, and that resiliency might influence these attitudes.