The effects of HIV-related thought suppression on risk behavior: Cognitive escape in men who have sex with men

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-461

  Hoyt, Michael A ^a   Nemeroff, Carol J ^a   Huebner, David M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive escape; HIV AIDS; Ironic processing; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; ESCAPE REACTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

EID: 33746740051     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.4.455     Document Type: Article

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