Document 0028
 DOCN  M9580028
 TI    Perceptions of social support and psychological adaptation to sexually
       acquired HIV among white and African American men.
 DT    9506
 AU    Grant LM; Ostrow DG; School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann
       Arbor 48109.
 SO    Soc Work. 1995 Mar;40(2):215-24. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95250030
 AB    Although the research literature documents the impact of social support
       on the mental health of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
       and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the assumption that
       relationships between social support and mental health functioning are
       comparable across ethnically distinct populations with HIV/AIDS has been
       challenged. This study reports preliminary data on the relationship
       between perceptions of social support and mental health in a sample of
       African American and white men with sexually acquired HIV. Data from 33
       respondents revealed considerable differences within the sample. Data
       from white men revealed strong positive relationships between mental
       health measures and social support from friends and family, whereas data
       from African American men revealed negative relationships. Further,
       measures of social support seem to adequately reflect the support
       systems of white men but not those of African American men. Implications
       of these and additional findings for research and practice are
       considered.
 DE    Adult  Blacks/*PSYCHOLOGY  Cohort Studies  *Cross-Cultural Comparison
       Homosexuality, Male/*PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/ETHNOLOGY/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Male  Personality
       Assessment  Social Conformity  *Social Support  Whites/*PSYCHOLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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