Table 3.

Hierarchical Multiple Regression Predicting Psychological Adjustment among Women Living with HIV/AIDS (N = 138).

	Depressive Symptoms				Anxious Symptoms				Positive Affect
Independent Variables	B	β	R2	ΔR2	B	β	R2	ΔR2	B	β	R2	ΔR2
Step 1: Demographic Controls			.06†	.06†			.06	.06			.09*	.09*
African American1	.34	.04			−2.37	−.14			5.89	.28**
Puerto Rican1	1.12	.14†			.52	.03			2.04	.09
Income < $10,000	.81	.10			2.65	.16*			−1.43	−.07
History of Injecting Drug Use	.70	.08			.54	.03				−.03
Step 2: Stressors			.41**	.35**			.39**	.34**			.49**	.40**
Number of HIV Symptoms	.12	.19**			.37	.28**			−.14	−.08
Social Conflict	.26	.33**			.71	.43**			−.85	−.42**
Step 3: Psychosocial Resources			.51**	.10**			.42**	.03			.58**	.09**
Perceived Available Support	−.11	−.12			−.02	−.01			.46	.20**
Perceived Control Over Health	.13	.03			−.04	−.01			−.01	.00
Health due to Chance/Luck	.33	.13†			.98	.18*			−.09	−.01
Step 4: Benefit Finding			.56**	.06**			.42**	.00			.62**	.04**
Benefit Finding	−1.49	−.29**			.35	.03			3.44	.26**
Step 5: Interaction			.58**	.02*			.44**	.03*			.62**	.00
HIV Symptoms × Benefit	−.11	−.14*			−.28	−.17*			.08	.04
Social Conflict × Benefit	−.05	−.05			−.11	−.05			.10	.04

Note:

¹White was the contrast ethnic/racial group.

^**p < .01

^*p < .05

^†p < .10