Optimism, coping, psychological distress, and high-risk sexual behavior among men at risk for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

1992/01/01 by Shelley E. Taylor, Margaret E. Kemeny, Lisa G. Aspinwall +4 · 6 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · Psychology · #Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health #Anxiety #Clinical psychology #Coping (psychology) #Distress #Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) #Immunology #Medicine #Optimism #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Psychiatry #Psychological distress #Psychology #Resilience and Mental Health #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.63.3.460

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