Papers by Gibran Rodriguez de los Reyes
Advancements in antiretroviral treatment and a greater access to medication have contributed to a... more Advancements in antiretroviral treatment and a greater access to medication have contributed to an increased life expectancy for people who live with HIV/AIDS. As a result, new psychosocial goals in the treatment of HIV, such as improving the quality of life and levels of well-being of those who are infected, have become increasingly relevant. Since men who have sex with men, particularly those who identify as gay and bisexual, continue to be a group of primary concern within the HIV-affected population, new interventions to help them reach the aforementioned goals must be developed. Considering HIV stigma represents a paramount psychosocial threat for individual's psychological and physical well-being, the authors embrace a resilience-oriented perspective and propose a relational approach to helping gay and bisexual men living with HIV/AIDS better face social stigma. Through an integrative literature review that discusses scholarly works published in the past 15 years on the topics of HIV stigma, relationship quality, and interventions with couples dealing with chronic illness, the authors suggest several couple-oriented interventions as promising strategies to help gay and bisexual men living with HIV/AIDS cope with the social stigma. Future directions in research and plausible components for interventions with these HIV-affected male couples are also discussed.
This study aimed at discussing gender differences in contemporary undergraduate students' percept... more This study aimed at discussing gender differences in contemporary undergraduate students' perceptions of the characteristics that distinguish good and bad teachers. Students' perceptions of parental conducts and attitudes that impact their learning process were also investigated. Semantic networks were used as data collection method. Participants were a group of undergraduate students (56 males and 329 females) who were exposed to a set of four stimuli related to teachers' and parents' behaviors. Participants were asked to define each stimulus with at least five words. Results showed gender similarities regarding the social representation of parenting and teaching. A consensus between genders was found on parental practices that contributed to learning, defined primarily as giving support. Gender differences were also identified. When compared to males, women perceived fairness as a more significant trait in teachers. Also, females perceived parental demands as one of the main factors that obstructed their learning. Implications are discussed. Cet article traite des différences de genre chez les étudiants sur la définition d'un bon ou d'un mauvais ensei-gnant, ainsi que sur les conduites et attitudes parentales qui améliorent ou entravent le processus d'apprentis-sage. Pour la collecte de données, des réseaux sémantiques ont été utilisés en exposant à un groupe d'étu-diants universitaires (56 hommes et 329 femmes) quatre stimuli associés aux comportements des ensei-gnants et des parents et l'impact sur l'apprentissage. Les participants ont ensuite écrit cinq mots décrivant chaque catégorie. Bien que les résultats démontrent une représentation sociale similaire entre les genres concernant la parentalité et l'enseignement, les femmes ont davantage mentionné la justice chez l'enseignant. De plus, elles ont perçu les demandes parentales comme un des obstacles principaux à leur apprentissage. Un consensus entre les genres a été observé quant aux pratiques parentales contribuant à l'apprentissage, défini avant tout par l'apport de soutien. Les implications sont examinées.
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Papers by Gibran Rodriguez de los Reyes