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relationship of self transcendance, social interest, and spirituality to well-being in HIV-AIDS adults
| Title: | The relationship of self transcendance, social interest, and spirituality to well-being in HIV-AIDS adults. |
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| Name(s): |
Sperry, Jonathan J. College of Education Department of Counselor Education |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2011 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | xi, 108 p. : ill. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This study investigates the relationship of three protective factors : self transcendance, social interest, and spirituality to well-being among adults living with HIV or AIDS. It is the first study to explore the relationships of these protective factors to well-being. A convenience sample of 115 adults living with HIV or AIDS completed the Self-Transcendance Scale, the Social Interest Index- Short Form-Revised, the Spiritual Perspective Scale, and the Index of Well-Being. The participants were adults diagnosed with HIV or AIDS residing in a large southeastern U.S. city. Data were analyzed with correlational and multiple regression methods. Statistically significant positive moderate to strong relationships were found between well-being and self transcendance (r=.66, p<.001 ), social interest (r=.51, p<.001), and spirituality (r=.39, p<.001). A stepwise regression demonstrated that self transcendance held the highest variance on well-being among the three protective factors (43%). Additionally, self-transcendane and social interest accounted for 45% of the variance in well-being. In short, the hypothesized positive relationship among these protective factors with well-being was supported. This study provides theoretical and empirical support for linking self transcendance, social interest, and spirituality to well-being among adults living with HIV or AIDS. The clinical implications of these findings are also discussed. | |
| Identifier: | 759972133 (oclc), 3320105 (digitool), FADT3320105 (IID), fau:3733 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Jonathan J. Sperry. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Medical ethics -- Religious aspects AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Care Spirituality Self-actualization (Psychology) |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3320105 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
