Compassionate Love as a Predictor of Reduced HIV Disease Progression and Transmission Risk

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Compassionate love (CL) and health in people living with HIV (PLWH). The framework of our study is based on Underwood’s working model of CL (italic font) (p. 76) (p. 76) [3] and our analysis of the individual biographies of 177 PLWH. Using hierarchical linear modeling [33], we test if CL (giving, receiving, and self) predicts positive health behaviors preventing HIV disease progression and transmission, contributing to better biological health, independent of sociocultural factors. A survival analysis examining the link between CL and longevity will follow [17].