Compassionate Love as a Predictor of Reduced HIV Disease Progression and Transmission Risk

Objectives. This study examined if compassionate love (CL) predicts HIV disease progression and transmission risk. Scientific study of CL emerged with Underwood’s working model of other-centered CL, defining five criteria: free choice, cognitive understanding, valuing/empowering, openness/receptivit...

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Main Authors: Heidemarie Kremer, Gail Ironson, Lauren Kaplan, Rick Stuetzle, Mary A. Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/819021