title: Illness-related support and negative network interactions: effects on HIV-infected men's depressive symptomatology.
abstract: Data collected as part of a psychosocial study of gay and bisexual men's experiences of living with HIV infection as a chronic illness were examined to investigate the psychological impact of the perceived availability of illness-related support and negative illness-related network interactions in a sample of men from this population. The sample was comprised of 144 HIV-infected non-Hispanic white, African American, and Puerto Rican Men living in the New York City metropolitan area. Analyses found evidence of a conjoint (interactive) effect between perceived support and negative network interactions. There was no evidence of either perceived availability of illness-related network support buffering or negative illness-related network interactions amplifying the effect of HIV/AIDS-related physical symptomatology on depressive symptomatology.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Raveis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support