Identification of social cognitive variables as predictors of safer sex behavior and intent in heterosexual college students

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-258

  Raj, Anita ^a  

^a Department of Health Behavior ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; ATTITUDE; BARRIER METHODS; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SEX BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; VIRAL DISEASES; YOUTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0030444113     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926239608404403     Document Type: Article

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