Privacy and Disclosure of Hiv in interpersonal Relationships: A Sourcebook for Researchers and Practitioners
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As the HIV epidemic enters its third decade, it remains one of the most pressing health issues of our time. Many aspects of the disease remain under-researched and inadequate attention has been given to the implications for the relationships and daily lives of those affected by HIV. Disclosing an HIV diagnosis remains a decision process fraught with difficulty and despite encouraging medical advances, an HIV diagnosis creates significant anxiety and distress about one's health, self-identity, and close relationships.
This book provides an overarching view of existing research on privacy and disclosure while bringing together two significant areas: self-disclosure as a communication process and the social/relational consequences of HIV/AIDS. The unifying framework is communication privacy management and the focus of this volume is on private voluntary relational disclosure as opposed to forced or public disclosure. Utilizing numerous interviews with HIV patients and their families, the authors examine disclosure in a variety of social contexts, including relationships with intimate partners, families, friends, health workers, and coworkers. Of note are the examinations of predictors of willingness to disclose HIV infection, the message features of disclosure, and the consequences of both disclosure and non-disclosure. [Amazon.com]
ISBN
9780805836950
Publication Date
2003
Publisher
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Disciplines
Social Psychology | Virus Diseases
Recommended Citation
Greene, Kathryn; Derlega, Valerian J.; Yep, Gust A.; and Petronio, Sandra, "Privacy and Disclosure of Hiv in interpersonal Relationships: A Sourcebook for Researchers and Practitioners" (2003). Psychology Faculty Books. 7.
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