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Support group membership and perceptions of control over health in HIV+ men.

J Clin Psychol. 1997 Apr;53(3):249-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97229056
Fontaine KR; McKenna L; Cheskin LJ; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.; krf@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu

Abstract: We compared health-related control perceptions in 115 HIV+ gay/ bisexual British men who were or were not members of an AIDS support group. Participants completed the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC). Compared to those who were not members of a support group, HIV+ men who belonged to a support group reported higher frequencies of perceptions that both oneself and powerful others (health professionals) are major determinants of one's health. Support group members also reported a lower frequency of perceptions that chance factors greatly influence one's health.
Keywords: *Attitude to Health *HIV Seropositivity/PSYCHOLOGY *Internal-External Control *Self-Help GroupsKWDattitudetohealthKWDhivseropositivity/psychologyKWDinternal-externalcontrolKWDself-helpgroups
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