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Self‐Compassion and Risk Behavior Among People Living With HIV/AIDS
Author(s) -
Dawson Rose Carol,
Webel Allison,
Sullivan Kathleen M.,
Cuca Yvette P.,
Wantland Dean,
Johnson Mallory O.,
Brion John,
Portillo Carmen J.,
Corless Inge B.,
Voss Joachim,
Chen WeiTi,
Phillips J. Craig,
TyerViola Lynda,
RiveroMéndez Marta,
Nicholas Patrice K.,
Nokes Kathleen,
Kemppainen Jeanne,
Sefcik Elizabeth,
Eller Lucille Sanzero,
Iipinge Scholastika,
Kirksey Kenn,
Chaiphibalsarisdi Puangtip,
Davila Nancy,
Hamilton Mary Jane,
Hickey Dorothy,
Maryland Mary,
Reid Paula,
Holzemer William L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21587
Subject(s) - compassion , self compassion , sexual behavior , intervention (counseling) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , reproductive health , psychology , gerontology , environmental health , clinical psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , population , mindfulness , political science , law
Abstract Sexual risk behavior and illicit drug use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) contribute to poor health and onward transmission of HIV. The aim of this collaborative multi‐site nursing research study was to explore the association between self‐compassion and risk behaviors in PLWHA. As part of a larger project, nurse researchers in Canada, China, Namibia, Puerto Rico, Thailand and the US enrolled 1211 sexually active PLWHA using convenience sampling. The majority of the sample was male, middle‐aged, and from the US. Illicit drug use was strongly associated with sexual risk behavior, but participants with higher self‐compassion were less likely to report sexual risk behavior, even in the presence of illicit drug use. Self‐compassion may be a novel area for behavioral intervention development for PLWHA. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.