The Role of Sexual Arousal and Sexual Partner Characteristics in HIV+ MSM's Intentions to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Intercourse

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-454

  Shuper, Paul A ^a,b   Fisher, William A ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

arousal; attractiveness; HIV+; men who have sex with men (MSM); unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; UNPROTECTED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; CANADA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 48049093744     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.4.445     Document Type: Article

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