Dispositional optimism and the mechanisms by which it predicts slower disease progression in HIV: Proactive behavior, avoidant coping, and depression

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-97

  Ironson, Gail ^a   Balbin, Elizabeth ^a   Stuetzle, Rick ^a   Fletcher, Mary Ann ^b   O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a   Laurenceau, J P ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a   Solomon, George ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Depression; HIV disease progression; HIV AIDS; Optimism; Proactive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20444390612     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1202_6     Document Type: Article

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