title: Resilience in low-income African American women living and aging with HIV.
abstract: Women are living with HIV into middle and older age and are likely to face multiple comorbidities and stressors as they age. This study focused on understanding how women who experience multiple forms of oppression and ongoing adversity are still able to adapt and stand strong. Using a theoretical framework of resilience and a feminist research ideology, interviews of eight middle-aged and older African American women living with HIV were analyzed. Despite experiences of HIV-related discrimination, trauma, and violence, these women demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt and maintain support. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Human Development and Family Studies , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Sailaja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.affiliation: a Department of Human Development and Family Studies , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Lizeth M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.affiliation: a Department of Human Development and Family Studies , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Marsha T
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9055-0377
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Carolan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Human Development and Family Studies , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López-Zerón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D000069581:Exposure to Violence / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012944:Social Support; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology
keywords: African American women; HIV; aging; low income; resilience