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Spiritual beliefs, world assumptions, and HIV risk behavior among heroin and cocaine users (2003)
(Croyances spirituelles, perceptions du monde et conduites à risque liées au VIH chez les usagers d'héroïne et de cocaïne)
Auteur(s) :
AVANTS, S. K. ;
MARCOTTE, D. ;
ARNOLD, R. ;
MARGOLIN, A.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
159-162
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
30
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
CROYANCE
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
;
RELIGION
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ABUS
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
VIH
Note générale :
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2003, 17, (2), 159-162
Résumé :
The relationship between spirituality and HIV risk behavior in a sample of 34 inner-city cocaine-using methadone-maintained patients was examined. Spirituality was operationally defined in terms of "life meaningfulness" and included the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith (T.G. Plante & M.T. Boccaccini, 1997b) and the World Assumptions Scale (R. Janoff-Bulman, 1989; assessing benevolence, meaningfulness, and worthiness of the self). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of self-reported drug- and sex-related risk behavior were conducted with sex and race entered as control variables. The full models accounted for 23% and 42% of the variance in drug- and sex-related risk behavior, respectively. Strength of spiritual/religious faith (b = .37) and belief in a benevolent (b =.50) and meaningful (b =.46) world were independent predictors of sex-related, but not drug-related, HIV preventive behavior.
Affiliation :
Dept Psychiatry, Yale Univ. School Med., Welch Ctr, 495 Congress Ave, New Haven, Connecticut 06591. Etats-Unis. United States.