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Religiosity is associated with affective and immune status in symptomatic hiv-infected gay men

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Woods, Teresa E., Antoni, Michael H., Ironson, Gail H., Kling, David W.·1999·Journal of Psychosomatic Research
DOI 10.1016/s0022-3999(98)00078-6
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This study examines the relationship between religiosity and the affective and immune status of 106 HIV-seropositive mildly symptomatic gay men (CDC stage B). All men completed an intake interview, a set of psychosocial questionnaires, and provided a venous blood sample. Factor analysis of 12 religiously oriented response items revealed two distinct aspects to religiosity: religious coping and religious behavior. Religious coping (e.g., placing trust in God, seeking comfort in religion) was significantly associated with lower scores on the Beck Depression Inventory, but not with specific immune markers. On the other hand, religious behavior (e.g., service attendance, prayer, spiritual discussion, reading religious literature) was significantly associated with higher T-helper-inducer cell (CD4+) counts and higher CD4+ percentages, but not with depression. Regression analyses indicated that religiosity's associations with affective and immune status was not mediated by the subjects' sense of self-efficacy or ability to actively cope with their health situation. The associations between religiosity and affective and immune status also appear to be independent of symptom status. Self-efficacy, however, did appear to contribute uniquely and significantly to lower depression scores. Our results show that an examination considering both subject religiosity as well as sense of self-efficacy may predict depressive symptoms in HIV-infected gay men better than an examination that considers either variable in isolation.

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Authors
Woods, T. E., Antoni, M. H., Ironson, G. H., & Kling, D. W.
Affiliations
University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Antoni, Michael H.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-02
Volume
46
Issue
2
Pages
165-176
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0022-3999(98)00078-6
OpenAlex
W1972738850
Cited by
214
References
67
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FWCI
11.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (P01MH49548, P01MH049548)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords
religiosity, HIV infection, gay men, religious coping, religious behavior, depression, CD4 count, immune status, self-efficacy, psychosocial factors
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Depressive Disorder, Health Status, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, HIV Seropositivity, Homosexuality, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Psychology, Severity of Illness Index, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD4 Lymphocyte Count

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