Sex and sexual orientation: The effect of group membership on individuals' judgments about self and others' HIV risk

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-143

  Ferguson, Eamonn ^a   Frankis, Jamie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Multi dimensional scaling; Optimism; Realism; Risk perception; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; SEX; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034778848     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v41n02_07     Document Type: Article

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