The cognitive escape scale: Measuring HIV-related thought avoidance

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-320

  Nemeroff, Carol J ^a,b   Hoyt, Michael A ^a,c   Huebner, David M ^a,d   Proescholdbell, Rae Jean ^a,e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cognitive escape; Fatalism; HIV; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ESCAPE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; THEORY; THINKING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; ESCAPE REACTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; THINKING;

EID: 43149109291     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9345-1     Document Type: Article

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