Stress, Coping, HIV Status, Psychosocial Resources, and Depressive Mood in African American Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Men

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 461-487

  Peterson, John L ^a   Folkman, Susan ^b   Bakeman, Roger ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Coping; Depression; HIV status; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 0030204087     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02506793     Document Type: Article

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