Partner Support, Willingness to Sacrifice, and HIV Medication Self-Efficacy.
When taken as prescribed, highly active anti-retroviral medications allow individuals with HIV to live long, healthy lives. Nevertheless, poor adherence is common. In the current study, we examined why some people fail to feel efficacious to adhere, focusing on their interpersonal relationships. Given past findings that some individuals with primary partners adhere better than those without, whereas others adhere worse, we examined whether relationship dynamics influence the association between support from a primary partner and adherence self-efficacy. Specifically, we hypothesized and found that relationship partners' support regarding medication adherence undermines self-efficacy when the partner is perceived as unwilling to sacrifice for the relationship. We discuss the implications of these results for intervention construction and for understanding the power of the relationship context on HIV medication adherence.
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA. lvanderd@syr.edu.
Laura E
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-1395
LE
VanderDrift
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Michael
M
Ioerger
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Luke D
LD
Mitzel
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Peter A
PA
Vanable
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
HIV medication self-efficacy; Partner support; Personal goal pursuits; Romantic relationships; Willingness to sacrifice