2006
Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women
Kershaw TS, Milan S, Westdahl C, Lewis J, Rising SS, Fletcher R, Ickovics J. Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women. AIDS And Behavior 2006, 11: 299-311. PMID: 16865541, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9153-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnxietyCondomsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansLoveMalePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorConceptsSexual beliefsAttachment anxietyRelational factorsAttachment avoidanceAttachment orientationsRomantic attachmentAttachment theoryAnxietyWorking modelDemographic variablesUnprotected sexCurrent relationshipBeliefsSexual riskSexual behaviorAvoidanceUrban prenatal clinicRisky partnersRelationshipCondom useAttachmentBehaviorPartnersMultiple partnersClose relationship
2003
Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated With Sexual Risk Accuracy
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated With Sexual Risk Accuracy. Health Psychology 2003, 22: 523-532. PMID: 14570536, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.5.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorConnecticutFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansProspective StudiesPsychology, SocialRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSocial PerceptionUrban PopulationConceptsFemale adolescentsRisk perceptionUrban female adolescentsPsychological factorsSexual risk perceptionsMaintenance variablesPerceiversSexual behaviorActual sexual behaviorContext variablesRisk knowledgeSexual risk behaviorsAdolescentsRisk behaviorsPerceptionSexual riskParticipantsRisk accuracyUnprotected sexBehaviorVariablesDifferent levelsPartnership durationKnowledge