Social distance mediates the association between fear of infection and better-off-dead beliefs about people living with HIV
Objectives The better-off-dead belief, the idea that death is preferable for people living with human immunodeficiency virus, is a highly devaluing attitude, but little is known about its determinants among the general population. Guided by the instrumental model of stigma, this study examined the c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
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Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519890819 |