Personality psychology and problem behaviors: HIV risk and the five-factor model

Journal of Personality

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1233-1252

  Trobst, Krista K ^a   Wiggins, Jerry S ^a   Costa Jr , Paul T ^a,c   Herbst, Jeffrey H ^a   McCrae, Robert R ^a   Masters III, Henry L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b HealthSmart PA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX;

EID: 0034540851     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00133     Document Type: Article

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