A Qualitative Investigation of Adolescents' Experiences With Parental HIV/AIDS

The present qualitative study investigated the implications of parental HIV/AIDS for affected adolescents. The purpose of the study was (a) to understand adolescents' perceptions of and experiences with parental HIV/AIDS and (b) to explore how parental HIV/AIDS affects adolescents' psychos...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 2005-10, Vol.75 (4), p.658-675
Main Authors: Woodring, Lori A, Cancelli, Anthony A, Ponterotto, Joseph G, Keitel, Merle A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
AIDS
AIDS (Attitudes Toward)
Bereavement
Biological and medical sciences
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology
Coping
Coping Behavior
Educational Status
Emotional Adjustment
Family environment. Family history
Female
Grief
HIV
HIV Infections - psychology
Human
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Interview, Psychological
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Offspring
Parent-Child Relations
Parents
Parents & parenting
Peer Group
Personality Assessment
Prejudice
Psychological effects
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
qualitative
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
School Environment
Schools
Self Disclosure
Sick Role
Social Adjustment
Social Environment
Social identity
Social interaction
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social Support
Support Networks
Teenagers
Truth Disclosure
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:The present qualitative study investigated the implications of parental HIV/AIDS for affected adolescents. The purpose of the study was (a) to understand adolescents' perceptions of and experiences with parental HIV/AIDS and (b) to explore how parental HIV/AIDS affects adolescents' psychosocial functioning, particularly in the home and school environments. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 9 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17. Major themes included loss, transitions, disclosure, school implications, paradoxical situations, support networks, and coping. Findings validated and expanded on previous research and yielded hypotheses for future research.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/0002-9432.75.4.658