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Title: | Personal features and well-being as predictors of meaning in life among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAS) in Nigeria |
Authors: | Deko, A. O. Asagba, R. B, Agberotimi, S. F. Wimberly, C. |
Keywords: | Life satisfaction Hopelessness Meaning in life Self-esteem |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Edorium journal of psychology |
Abstract: | satisfaction and hopelessness as predictors of meaning in life among people living with HIV/ AIDS. Methods: Two hundred patients; 126 females and 74 males, aged between 17 and 70 years were used for the study. Their mean age was 38.9 years with a standard deviation of 10.2 years. Results: The findings revealed that self-esteem, life satisfaction and hopelessness significantly predicted meaning in life and they are important constructs in assessing meaning in the lives of PLWHAs. Conclusion: Therefore, it was recommended that meaning centered therapy programs should be put in place by health care givers and other stakeholders dealing with PLWHAs to increase patient’s meaning in life |
URI: | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1691 |
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