ABSTRACT
The current study purports to investigate the predictive association of coping strategies [i.e. Active avoidance, Problem- focused, Positive coping, and Religious/denial] with internalizing problems [i. e., depression, anxiety, and stress] in People Living with HIV/AIDS. The hundred HIV positive people registered under Sindh AIDS Control Program, Karachi were taken as a sample with mean age of 33.13 [ +/- SD= 9.38]. They were administered: HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reporting Form, Urdu Translated Version of Brief COPE [Akhtar, 2005] and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 [DASS-21; Aslam and Tariq, 2007]. Linear Regression Analyses were as such: Active Avoidance coping strategies significantly predicted Depression, Anxiety and Stress; Problem-focused coping strategies and Positive coping strategies are seen to be insignificant predictors of all three types of internalizing problems: Depression, Anxiety and Stress; and Religious/ Denial Coping Strategies significantly predicted Depression, Anxiety, and Stress. The implications for clinical interventions in HIV/AIDS treatment and avenues for future research are suggested