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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 26, No. 6, 2001, pp. 353-358
© 2001 Society of Pediatric Psychology

Special Section: Children with HIV/AIDS and Their Families

Brief Report: Fathering a Child Living With HIV/AIDS: Psychosocial Adjustment and Parenting Stress

Lori S. Wiener, PhD, ACSW1, Mary Jo P. Vasquez, MPhil1,2 and Haven B. Battles, PhD1

1 National Cancer Institute, 2 The George Washington University

All correspondence should be sent to Lori Wiener, National Cancer Institute, 10/13N240, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. E-mail: wienerl{at}exchange.nih.gov .

Objective: To examine the psychosocial stressors experienced by fathers of children diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: Thirty-one fathers whose children (ages 6 to 19) were participating in pediatric HIV clinical trials completed self-report measures of parenting stress, psychological distress, and need for psychosocial services.

Results: Over half of this sample experienced significantly elevated levels of both parenting stress and psychological distress compared to standardized norms. Ninety-seven percent of these men reported the need for services including gender-specific support groups, assistance with discipline, disease management, and assistance with planning for the future.

Conclusions: Elevated levels of parenting stress and psychological distress in fathers of children living with HIV suggest the need for additional psychological intervention in this population.

Key words: fathers; HIV/AIDS; children; psychological distress; parenting stress; chronic illness.


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