A Longitudinal Study of the Association Between Treatment Optimism and Sexual Risk Behavior in Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men

摘要

ObjectiveTo determine whether optimism about HAART is associated with sexual risk behavior among young adult HIV-negative gay and bisexual men, and to test two alternative explanations for this association: (1) that treatment optimism leads to increased sexual risk or (2) that treatment optimism is the result of previous sexual risk.