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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-9-11
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The objective of this research is to assess how self-esteem levels differ in HIV-infected subjects in three different risk behaviours: drug addicts, homosexuals, heterosexuals. The sample (n = 104) consisted of: drug addicts (n = 46); homosexual (n = 26); heterosexuals (n = 32). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) were used. A covariance analysis was used to assess the effect of the different personality traits on the 'self-esteem variable' and to eliminate the variance caused by the personality variables. Bonferroni's T-test was used to assess which group contributed to confute the hypothesis of equivalence between the RSES means of the groups. A significant association between the HIV-infection risk behaviour and the level of self-esteem was shown; this association was assessed by eliminating the effect of personality traits. The risk behaviour as well as the personality traits were both indicative of the level of self-esteem. The assessment of each group revealed that the drug addicts had a relatively lower self-esteem level (mean = 35.251) than the homosexuals (mean = 38.698) and the heterosexuals (mean = 38.227). In conclusion the RSES enables clinicians to identify subjects with low levels of self-esteem who need to be psychologically assessed within a vast population of HIV-infected patients.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0954-0121
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
7 Suppl 1
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
S99-104
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-HIV Seropositivity,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Homosexuality, Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Italy,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Risk-Taking,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Self Concept,
pubmed-meshheading:7632792-Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
An assessment of self-esteem in HIV-positive patients.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neuropsychic Sciences, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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