{"title":"南非农村受父母艾滋病毒和艾滋病影响的青少年的应对策略和心理健康。","authors":"Comfort Asanbe, Maretha Visser, Anne-Gloria Moleko, Catherine Makwakwa","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> The study explored whether orphanhood status as well as coping strategies predicted mental health outcomes in orphans and vulnerable adolescents who participated in an NGO-supported programme in rural South Africa.<i>Method:</i> Participants comprised 175 adolescents (aged 11-18 years) from a low-resource community, and included non-orphans (<i>n</i> = 57), orphans due to AIDS (<i>n</i> = 62) and orphans due to other causes (<i>n</i> = 56). All participants rated themselves on the age-appropriate Youth Self-Report scales and 95 completed the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist (CCSC). Little's test of data missing completely at random revealed that the CCSC missing data did not display a specific pattern.<i>Results:</i> Active coping negatively predicted internalising, externalising and general psychological problems, while avoidant coping predicted general psychological problems. Orphanhood group status, sex and age did not predict coping strategies used. A higher proportion of orphans by AIDS had elevated scores of internalising problems and all participants on somatic complaints.<i>Conclusions:</i> Active coping strategies minimise the risk for emotional and behavioural problems among the participants. Our findings suggest that agencies and non-governmental organisations that provide services to vulnerable adolescents can facilitate active coping skills to enhance their psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Coping strategies and mental health of adolescents impacted by parental HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa.\",\"authors\":\"Comfort Asanbe, Maretha Visser, Anne-Gloria Moleko, Catherine Makwakwa\",\"doi\":\"10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> The study explored whether orphanhood status as well as coping strategies predicted mental health outcomes in orphans and vulnerable adolescents who participated in an NGO-supported programme in rural South Africa.<i>Method:</i> Participants comprised 175 adolescents (aged 11-18 years) from a low-resource community, and included non-orphans (<i>n</i> = 57), orphans due to AIDS (<i>n</i> = 62) and orphans due to other causes (<i>n</i> = 56). All participants rated themselves on the age-appropriate Youth Self-Report scales and 95 completed the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist (CCSC). Little's test of data missing completely at random revealed that the CCSC missing data did not display a specific pattern.<i>Results:</i> Active coping negatively predicted internalising, externalising and general psychological problems, while avoidant coping predicted general psychological problems. Orphanhood group status, sex and age did not predict coping strategies used. A higher proportion of orphans by AIDS had elevated scores of internalising problems and all participants on somatic complaints.<i>Conclusions:</i> Active coping strategies minimise the risk for emotional and behavioural problems among the participants. Our findings suggest that agencies and non-governmental organisations that provide services to vulnerable adolescents can facilitate active coping skills to enhance their psychological well-being.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":45290,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.3000,\"publicationDate\":\"2021-08-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"2022/6/7 0:00:00\",\"PubModel\":\"Epub\",\"JCR\":\"Q4\",\"JCRName\":\"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2022/6/7 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
Coping strategies and mental health of adolescents impacted by parental HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa.
Objective: The study explored whether orphanhood status as well as coping strategies predicted mental health outcomes in orphans and vulnerable adolescents who participated in an NGO-supported programme in rural South Africa.Method: Participants comprised 175 adolescents (aged 11-18 years) from a low-resource community, and included non-orphans (n = 57), orphans due to AIDS (n = 62) and orphans due to other causes (n = 56). All participants rated themselves on the age-appropriate Youth Self-Report scales and 95 completed the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist (CCSC). Little's test of data missing completely at random revealed that the CCSC missing data did not display a specific pattern.Results: Active coping negatively predicted internalising, externalising and general psychological problems, while avoidant coping predicted general psychological problems. Orphanhood group status, sex and age did not predict coping strategies used. A higher proportion of orphans by AIDS had elevated scores of internalising problems and all participants on somatic complaints.Conclusions: Active coping strategies minimise the risk for emotional and behavioural problems among the participants. Our findings suggest that agencies and non-governmental organisations that provide services to vulnerable adolescents can facilitate active coping skills to enhance their psychological well-being.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes papers that contribute to improving the mental health of children and adolescents, especially those in Africa. Papers from all disciplines are welcome. It covers subjects such as epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, policy and risk behaviour. The journal contains review articles, original research (including brief reports), clinical papers in a "Clinical perspectives" section and book reviews. The Journal is published in association with the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SAACAPAP).