Multiple partners in the age of AIDS: self-consciousness theory and HIV risk behaviour
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A study of 143 college women and 111 college men showed that self-consciousness, peer pressure and gender play a part in whether the participant engaged in unsafe sexual activity with multiple partners. Men who were publicly self-conscious felt the need to prove their masculinity by engaging in unsafe sex practices.
Publication Name: Current Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0737-8262
Year: 2001
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Effects of inhibiting of response on Tower of London performance
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Research presented concerns the validity of the 'Tower of London' (TOL) psychological tool used as a measure of problem-solving ability. Topics addressed include the role of inhibition in problem-solving tasks, and if the performance on the TOL is improved through the inhibiting of responses.
Publication Name: Current Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0737-8262
Year: 2001
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Equivalence of computerized and conventional versions of the Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II)
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A comparison of the computerized and traditional versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II is presented. Research results indicate that both versions are equivalent in terms of measurement validity.
Publication Name: Current Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0737-8262
Year: 2001
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