Association between social support and temperament and the intensity of PTSD symptoms in a sample of HIV positives

• Authors: Marcin Rzeszutek , Włodzimierz Oniszczenko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The aim of this study was to investigate the association between temperament and social support and the level of quantitatively rated PTSD symptoms in a sample of HIV+ and HIV/AIDS men and women. A total of 310 men and women, including 182 HIV+ and 128 HIV/AIDS, were studied. Social support was assessed with the Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS). Temperament was assessed with the Formal Characteristics of Behaviour – Temperament Inventory (FCBTI). Intensity of PTSD symptoms was assessed with the PTSDF (PTSD Factorial Version inventory). The best predictors of intensity of PTSD symptoms in HIV+ participants were support seeking and sensory sensitivity. Support seeking was positively associated, and sensory sensitivity was negatively associated with intensity of PTSD symptoms.

Keywords

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social support; temperament; PTSD; HIV/AIDS

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 431-438

Contributors

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Marcin Rzeszutek

• Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Finance and Management, Pawia 55, 01-030, Warsaw, Poland

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Włodzimierz Oniszczenko

• Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland