Publication Cover
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care
Volume 9, 2014 - Issue 4
1,086
Views
10
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

“Like being in a cage”: stigma as experienced by adolescents whose mothers are living with HIV

, &
Pages 323-331 | Received 14 Aug 2012, Accepted 09 Jun 2014, Published online: 01 Jul 2014

References

  • Bogart, L.M., Cowgill, B.O., Kennedy, D., Ryan, G., Murphy, D.A., Elijah, J., & Schuster, M.A. (2008). HIV-related stigma among people with HIV and their families: A qualitative analysis. AIDS & Behavior, 12, 244–254. doi:10.1007/s10461-007-9231-x
  • Brackis-Cott, E., Mellins, C.A., & Block, M. (2003). Current life concerns of early adolescents and their mothers: Influence of maternal HIV. Journal of Early Adolescence, 23(1), 51–77. doi:10.1177/0272431602239130
  • Brown, L., Macintyre, K., & Trujillo, L. (2003). Interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: What have we learned? AIDS Education & Prevention, 15(1), 49–69. doi:10.1521/aeap.15.1.49.23844
  • Cree, V., Kay, H., Tisdall, K., & Wallace, J. (2004). Stigma and parental HIV. Qualitative Social Work, 3(1), 7–24. doi:10.1177/1473325004041129
  • Goffman, E. (1963). Stigma: Notes on the management of spoiled identity. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
  • Howarth, C. (2006). Race as stigma: Positioning the stigmatized as agents, not objects. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 16, 442–451. doi:10.1002/casp.898
  • Lee, M.B., Lester, P., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (2002). The relationship between adjustment of mothers with HIV and their adolescent children. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7(1), 71–84. doi:10.1177/1359104502007001006
  • Lee, R.S., Kochman, A., & Sikkema, K.J. (2002). Internalized stigma among people living with HIV-AIDS. AIDS and Behavior, 6(4), 309–319. doi:10.1023/A:1021144511957
  • Mahajan, A.P., Sayles, J.N., Patel, V.A., Remien, R.H., Sawires, S.R., Ortiz, D.J., … Coates, T.J. (2008). Stigma in the HIV/AIDS epidemic: A review of the literature and recommendations for the way forward. AIDS, 22(Suppl. 2), 67–79. doi:10.1097/01.aids.0000327438.13291.62
  • Mason, S., Berger, B., Ferrans, C., Sultzman, V., & Fendrich, M. (2010). Developing a measure of stigma-by-association with adolescents whose mothers have HIV. Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 65–73. doi:10.1177/1049731508330223
  • Mellins, C.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Meyer-Bahlburg, H.F.L. (2005). Behavioral risk in early adolescents with HIV+ mothers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 36, 342–351. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.038
  • Murphy, D.A., Austin, E.L., & Greenwell, L. (2007). Correlates of HIV-related stigma among HIV-positive mothers and their uninfected adolescent children. Women & Health, 44(3), 19–42. doi:10.1300/J013v44n03_02
  • Murphy, D.A., Roberts, K.J., & Hoffman, D. (2002). Stigma and ostracism associated with HIV/AIDS: Children carrying the secret of their mothers’ HIV+ serostatus. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11(2), 191–202. doi:10.1023/A:1015177609382
  • Murphy, D.A., Roberts, K.J., & Hoffman, D. (2006). Young children’s reactions to mothers’ disclosure of maternal HIV+ serostatus. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15(1), 39–56.
  • Ostrom, R.A., Serovich, J.M., Lim, J.Y., & Mason, T.L. (2006). The role of stigma in reasons for HIV disclosure and non-disclosure to children. AIDS care: Psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS/HIV. AIDS Care, 18(1), 60–65. doi:10.1080/09540120500161769
  • Pachankis, J.E. (2007). The psychological implications of concealing a stigma: A cognitive-affective-behavioral model. Psychological Bulletin, 133(2), 328–345. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.133.2.328
  • Perlick, D.A., Nelson, A.H., Mattias, K., Selzer, J., Kalvin, C., Wilber, C.H., … Corrigan, P. (2011). In our own voice – family companion: Reducing self-stigma of family members of persons with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 67(12), 1456–1462.
  • Phillips, S.D., & Gates, T. (2011). A conceptual framework for understanding the stigmatization of children of incarcerated parents. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 20, 286–294. doi:10.1007/s10826-010-9391-6
  • Qiao, S., Li, X., & Stanton, B. (2013). Disclosure of parental HIV infection to children: A systematic review of global literature. AIDS & Behavior, 17(1), 369–389.
  • Scambler, G., & Hopkins, A. (1990). Generating a model of epileptic stigma: The role of qualitative analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 30, 1187–1194. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(90)90258-T
  • Schneider, J., & Conrad, P. (1980). In the closet with illness: Epilepsy, stigma potential and information control. Social Problems, 28, 32–44. doi:10.2307/800379
  • Sengupta, S., Banks, B., Jonas, D., Miles, M.S., & Smith, G.C. (2011). HIV interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: A systematic review. AIDS & Behavior, 15, 1075–1087.
  • Smart, L., & Wegner, D.M. (2000). The hidden costs of hidden stigma. In T.F. Heatherton, R.E. Kleck, M.R. Hebl, & J.G. Hull (Eds.), The social psychology of stigma (pp. 220–242). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Stein, J.A., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., & Lester, P. (2007). Impact of parentification on long-term outcomes among children of parents with HIV/AIDS. Family Process, 46(3), 317–333. doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00214.x
  • Vyavaharkar, M., Moneyham, L., Corwin, S., Saunders, R., Annang, L., & Tavakoli, A. (2010). Relationships between stigma, social support, and depression in HIV-infected African American women living in the rural southeastern united states. JANAC: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 21(2), 144–152.
  • Wingood, G.M., Diclemente, R.J., Mikhail, I., Mccree, D.H., Davies, S.L., Hardin, J.W., … Saag, M. (2007). HIV discrimination and the health of women living with HIV. Women & Health, 46(2–3), 99–112. doi:10.1300/J013v46n02_07
  • Woodring, L.A., Cancelli, A.A., Ponterotto, J.G., & Keitel, M.A. (2005). A qualitative investigation of adolescents’ experiences with parental HIV/AIDS. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75(4), 658–675. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.75.4.658

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.