Affectivity as mediator of the relation between optimism and quality of life in men who have sex with men with HIV

Vera-Villarroel, P.; Valtierra, A.; Contreras, D.

Keywords: quality of life, positive affect, negative affect, optimism, ex post facto study

Abstract

Background/Objective: Increased life expectancy has made quality of life the pri-mary objective in the care of chronic patients and people living with HIV. It found evidence of the link between optimism, quality of life and well-being. This article aimed to determine whether affectivity in its two dimensions (positive and negative) played a mediating role in the association between optimism and quality of life in men living with HIV. Method: 116 men living with HIV (the average age was 36.8 years (SD=9.06), and the average time from the diagnosis was 8.2 years) responded to three instruments: Life Orientation Test revised version (LOT-R), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQoL-Bref). Results: The results showed that positive affect had no mediat-ing effect, whereas negative affect mediated the relation of optimism with two quality-of-life dimensions (overall quality of life and environment). Conclusion: In conclusion, negative affect was found to participate only partially, acting as a mediating variable.

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Título de la Revista: International #Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
Volumen: 16
Editorial: Sciencedirect
Fecha de publicación: 2016
Página de inicio: 256
Página final: 265
Idioma: ingles