Direct and indirect associations between internalized homonegativity and high-risk sex

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 785-792

  Smolenski, Derek J ^a   Stigler, Melissa H ^b   Ross, Michael W ^b   Rosser, B R Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Homonegativity; Homosexuality; Men who have sex with men; Statistical mediation analysis; Suppression effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 79959554693     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9705-1     Document Type: Article

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