Psychological and Spiritual Growth in Women Living with HIV
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Work
- Vol. 43 (2) , 144-154
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/43.2.144
Abstract
Women living with HIV and AIDS face tremendous obstacles to wellness, yet many find ways to use their experience of HIV as a vehicle for psychological and spiritual growth. A qualitative study was conducted to better understand this process. Thirty-four women living with various stages of HIV were interviewed. Five components were found to be important in their psychological and spiritual growth: reckoning with death, life affirmation, creation of meaning, self-affirmation, and redefining relationships. Implications for social work practice and future research are discussed.Keywords
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