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Self-Efficacy among HIV Positive Persons:The Role of Coping Processes and Social Support


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A correlational study was carried out to explore the role of social support and ways of coping processes on self efficacy among HIV positive male persons. Sample of 159 persons with HIV having age between 15-40 years and those diagnosed as HIV positive before six months were selected. Tools used in the study were General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Williams, 1988); Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984); Social Support Questionnaire (Nehra & Kulhara); and General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1981). Statistical analysis were made with the help of descriptive analysis and Pearson Product Moment method of correlation to study the hypotheses that there will be a significant relationship between coping processes and self efficacy, social support and self efficacy among HIV positive persons. Significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and social support has been found. Further significant positive correlations between self efficacy and ways of coping processes except planful problem solving have been found. Since self efficacy is essential for a person to live life at optimum level particularly in the case of persons with HIV that live life with stigma, stress and uncertainty, therefore it is necessary to study some psychological aspects that relate with self efficacy of a person at some point. From these psychological aspects, here we carried out a correlational study of self efficacy with social support and ways of coping processes among persons with HIV

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Self-Efficacy, HIV Positive Persons, Processes, Social Support.
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Authors

Amit
Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India
Sandeep Singh
Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India
Lalita
Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India

Abstract


A correlational study was carried out to explore the role of social support and ways of coping processes on self efficacy among HIV positive male persons. Sample of 159 persons with HIV having age between 15-40 years and those diagnosed as HIV positive before six months were selected. Tools used in the study were General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Williams, 1988); Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984); Social Support Questionnaire (Nehra & Kulhara); and General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1981). Statistical analysis were made with the help of descriptive analysis and Pearson Product Moment method of correlation to study the hypotheses that there will be a significant relationship between coping processes and self efficacy, social support and self efficacy among HIV positive persons. Significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and social support has been found. Further significant positive correlations between self efficacy and ways of coping processes except planful problem solving have been found. Since self efficacy is essential for a person to live life at optimum level particularly in the case of persons with HIV that live life with stigma, stress and uncertainty, therefore it is necessary to study some psychological aspects that relate with self efficacy of a person at some point. From these psychological aspects, here we carried out a correlational study of self efficacy with social support and ways of coping processes among persons with HIV

Keywords


Self-Efficacy, HIV Positive Persons, Processes, Social Support.

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