Attributions of control and seropositivity among Latinos: Examining the predictive utility of the locus of control construct

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-269

  Burns, Shaun M ^a,d   Maniss, S ^b   Young, L R L ^a   Gaubatz, M ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Depression; HIV AIDS; Locus of control

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL; LOCUS OF CONTROL CONSTRUCT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE; MODEL; PHYSICAL HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE; POWERFUL OTHERS LOCUS OF CONTROL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VARIANCE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 12944314956     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120512331326374     Document Type: Article

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