The coping effect of personality traits and spirituality in the transactional model among HIV/AIDS status.

• Main Authors: Kuo Sheng-hsien, 郭盛賢
• Other Authors: Chen Mei-ching
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40609805769998024806

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 臨床心理學系碩士班 === 96 === No matter at which stage of the course of HIV infected patient is, he/she will probably endure some degree of psychological pressure. If being unable to adopt a proper coping style to face the HIV related stress, it may often accompany a lot of inadequate mood. Researchers suggest that the quality of life improvement for HIV-positive persons should not only incorporate coping skill training, but also help them develop deeper spirituality (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984；Somlai & Heckman, 2000). For this reason, the study examines the relationships between personality traits, perceived pressure and coping styles on the basis of stress transactional model. Spirituality is measured by examining the effect of the mediator between perceived pressure and the tendency of depression, and also comparing the coping effect with other coping styles. A total of 65 participants completed the questionnaires in this study. The result points out that (1)spirituality could buffer perceived pressure, reduce the tendency of depression；(2)the higher dimension of Neuroticism, the higher perceived pressure, and the higher dimensions of Extroversion、Agreeableness、Conscientiousness, the lower perceived pressure. HIV/AIDS status with high degree of stress incline to use avoidance coping style, on the contrary, those with low degree of stress incline to develop spiritual coping style；(3) spirituality significantly correlates with active coping style, and it could predict the outcome of adaptation positively. Finally, the discussion considers implications for HIV/AIDS clinical practice.