The role of cognitive avoidance of STIs for discussing safer sex practices and for condom use consistency

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 137-149

  Klein, Rupert ^a   Knäuper, Bärbel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive avoidance; Condom use consistency; Mental representations; Safer sex communication; Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THINKING;

EID: 3342932390     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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