Anticipated versus actual reaction to HTV test results

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-311

  Sieff, Elaine M ^a,c   Dawes, Robyn M ^b   Loewenstein, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEARNING; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0033138867     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423355     Document Type: Article

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