AIDS and social exclusion: personality features or adaptive behaviors?
The purpose of this survey is to detect common personality features in people infected with AIDS who have a case history of drug addiction and who live in a situation of social exclusion. The sample comprised 105 male participants from the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, divided into 4 groups: (a...
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Published in | The Spanish journal of psychology Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 45 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
01.05.2005
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Summary: | The purpose of this survey is to detect common personality features in people infected with AIDS who have a case history of drug addiction and who live in a situation of social exclusion. The sample comprised 105 male participants from the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, divided into 4 groups: (a) 30 men with AIDS, having an intravenous drug addiction case history and who live in a condition of social exclusion; (b) 30 men with IVDA case history, also living in a situation of social exclusion; (c) 15 men in a social exclusion condition; and (d) 30 men in a condition of social adaptation. The evaluation instruments were an author-designed semi-structured interview and the Multiaxial Clinical Inventory (MCMI-II; Millon, 1987). Although some differences were found, the results indicate that there is no specific personality profile in the "social exclusion" population. People in a condition of social exclusion (AIDS, drug addicts, and poor people) may obtain similar scores in the variables studied, but there is no clear specific personality profile in the excluded population, although there may be certain situations in which the segregated groups present similar behaviors. Furthermore, these behaviors do not always correspond to personality features but are adaptive responses to a harsh and complex reality. Keywords: personality variables, AIDS, social exclusion, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory MCMI-II El objetivo de este estudio es detectar rasgos comunes de personalidad en personas afectadas por el SIDA con antecedentes de drogadiccion y que viven en una situacion de exclusion social. La muestra esta formada por 105 varones de la Comunidad Autonoma Andaluza, distribuida en cuatro grupos: (a) 30 personas con SIDA, con historial de adiccion a drogas via parenteral (ADVP) y que viven en una situacion de exclusion social; (b) 30 personas con historial de ADVP y en situacion de exclusion social; (c) 15 personas en situacion de exclusion social y (d) 30 personas en situacion de adaptacion social. Las medidas de evaluacion fueron: Entrevista semiestructurada de elaboracion propia y el Inventario Multiaxial Clinico de Millon MCMI-II (Millon, 1987). Los resultados indican que, a pesar de las diferencias encontradas, no existe un perfil de personalidad especifico en la poblacion de "exclusion social". En general, las personas en situacion de exclusion social (grupos SIDA, drogadiccion y pobreza) presentan puntuaciones similares en las variables estudiadas, pero ello no indica de forma clara que exista un perfil de personalidad en la poblacion de exclusion, sino que tal vez debido a determinadas situaciones, los grupos de excluidos presenten conductas similares y que dichos comportamientos no siempre corresponden a rasgos de personalidad sino a respuestas adaptativas a una compleja y dura realidad. Palabras clave: variables de personalidad, SIDA, exclusion social, Inventario Multiaxial Clinico Millon MCMI-II |
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ISSN: | 1138-7416 1988-2904 |