Prospective associations between bullying victimisation, internalised stigma, and mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV

dc.contributor.authorBoyes, E.Mark
dc.contributor.authorPantelic, Marija
dc.contributor.authorCasale, Marisa A.J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-05T08:50:10Z
dc.date.available2021-01-05T08:50:10Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBackground: Adolescents living with HIV may be at elevated risk of psychological problems, which are correlated with negative health outcomes. In cross-sectional research with HIV-affected adolescents, bullying victimisation and internalised HIV stigma have been associated with poorer psychological health. We extended these findings and tested longitudinal associations between bullying victimisation, internalised stigma, and mental health among adolescents living with HIV. We also tested whether relationships between bullying victimisation and psychological symptoms were mediated by internalised stigma. Method: Adolescents living with HIV (n = 1060, 10–19 years, 55% female), who had ever initiated HIV treatment in 53 public health facilities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, were interviewed and followed up 18 months later (n = 995, 94% retention). Participants completed well-validated measures of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, bullying victimisation, and internalised stigma. Results: After adjusting for baseline mental health and sociodemographic characteristics, baseline internalised stigma prospectively predicted poorer outcomes on all psychological measures.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBoyes, E. M . et al. (2020). Prospective associations between bullying victimisation, internalised stigma, and mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV. Journal of Affective Disorders 276, 418-423en_US
dc.identifier.issn1573-2517
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5549
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectBullying victimisationen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectStigmaen_US
dc.titleProspective associations between bullying victimisation, internalised stigma, and mental health in South African adolescents living with HIVen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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