愛滋感染者之同性伴侶生活壓力與調適

本研究為明白同性伴侶第一時間得知伴侶罹患愛滋病的情緒與反應。並歸納出同性伴侶面對罹患愛滋病伴侶的壓力。以及了解同性伴侶面對伴侶罹患愛滋病的壓力調適。本研究訪問五位愛滋感染者之同性伴侶，均為男性，都有正當職業；採用深度訪談法，透過訪談的內容來分析、歸納同性伴侶面對罹患愛滋病伴侶的壓力。 訪問主題包括一、在第一時間得知同性伴侶罹患愛滋病時的心情及感受為何？二、同性伴侶罹患愛滋病時，伴侶所感受到的壓力有哪些？三、面對同性伴侶罹患愛滋病時，壓力如何調適？藉由哪些方法？四、同性伴侶在處理及調適伴侶罹患愛滋病過程中的社會支持系統有哪些?如何提供支持及幫助? 研究結果發現，若對愛滋知識較為充足、經濟條件較佳或者有較多支援管道者的抗壓力較佳，在面對伴侶感染時也能盡快轉換自己的角色；愛滋感染者之伴侶相較於其他疾病壓力較為多元；在尋求支持協助部分則對家人及社福團體較為抗拒，多以相同背景之朋友為主；基於男同性戀背景相同下，較能接受伴侶感染愛滋，感情較不輕易中斷。

AbstractThe study attempts to probe into the emotion and reaction of individuals when first learning their same-sex partners are HIV positive as well as the stress and coping for the partners of HIV positive persons. Five HIV positive persons’ same-sex partners were interviewed. Interviewees were all male and with decent employment. Data collected from in-depth interviews were used to analyze and generalize the stress of accompanying HIV positive partners.Guidelines for interview included:1. What is your first reaction when learning your same-sex partner is HIV positive?2. What are the perceived stresses for being the partner with HIV positive person?3. How do you cope with such stress? What are the specific coping strategies?4. What kinds of social supports do you have when coping and adjusting with such circumstances? What kinds of supports and assists are provided?The result shows that if the one with either well-educated of HIV ,sufficient economic conditions or plenty social supportive resources can resistence the pressure when their infected by HIV, meanwhile they can also change their role to carry on their partner as soon as possible. The pressure on the partner of HIV carrier is diverse compared to infected by other disease. They are finding the supports mainly from the friends with same background, and resisting the help form family members and other NGOs. Based on the same identity of male homosexual, they can adopt the fact of their partner is HIV carrier and won''t broke the relationship easily.Keyword: same-sex partner, HIV positive, stress, stress coping