Negative Mental Health Factors in Children Orphaned by AIDS: Natural Mentoring as a Palliative Care
Negative Mental Health Factors in Children Orphaned by AIDS: Natural Mentoring as a Palliative Care
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-008-9459-0
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发表时间：
2009-10-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Bogere, Stephen M.
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作者：
Onuoha, Francis N.;Munakata, Tsunetsugu;Bogere, Stephen M.
这项研究调查了乌干达和南非一些父母死于艾滋病的儿童(n=373)的心理社会心理健康状况。该设计有2个对照组：其他原因孤儿(n=287)和非孤儿(n=290)儿童(总平均年龄13.59岁，SD=2.34)。我们使用了一系列标准化的心理社会测量方法来评估这些群体的心理健康状况。使用Ragins和McFarlin(J vocat Behav 37：321-339,1990)导师角色量表评估自然的导师关系。结果表明，3组中艾滋病孤儿的负性心理健康因子最高，积极心理健康因子最低。有导师关系的孩子比没有导师的孩子表现出更好的心理健康因素。我们将艾滋病孤儿儿童最高的负性心理健康状况归因于该群体中双亲丧失率较高，并建议将自然辅导作为一种针对负性心理健康的姑息护理。
The study examined the psychosocial mental health of some children whose parents died of AIDS (n = 373) in Uganda and South Africa. The design had 2 control groups: other-causes orphaned (n = 287), and non-orphaned (n = 290) children (grand mean age = 13.59, SD = 2.34). We utilized a battery of standardized psychosocial measures to estimate mental health in the groups. Natural mentoring relationship was estimated with the Ragins and McFarlin (J Vocat Behav 37:321-339, 1990) Mentor Role Instrument. Results indicated that AIDS-orphaned children showed highest negative, and lowest positive mental health factors in the 3 groups. Children in a mentoring relationship showed better mental health factors than those without a mentor. We ascribed the AIDS-orphaned children's highest negative mental health condition to the incidence of higher double parental loss in the group, and suggested natural mentorship as a palliative care against negative mental health.