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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Main Authors: Jiasheng Huang, Yuen Yee Shum, Jianxin Zhang, Nancy Xiaonan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519890819

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