Children's attitudes toward people with AIDS in Puerto Rico:: Exploring stigma through drawings and stories
Children's attitudes toward people with AIDS in Puerto Rico:: Exploring stigma through drawings and stories
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732306297758
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发表时间：
2007-02-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Bauermeister, Jose A.
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作者：
Gonzalez-Rivera, Milagritos;Bauermeister, Jose A.
艾滋病耻辱是指针对被认为患有艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人或群体的偏见和歧视（Herek，1999）。尽管在青少年和成年人中发现了艾滋病的耻辱感，但很少有研究人员在儿童中探讨这一问题。对艾滋病患者 (PWA) 的误解可能会导致对 PWA 的消极态度并阻碍艾滋病毒预防工作。作者使用图画 (n = 65) 和故事 (n = 45) 评估了 110 名波多黎各儿童对 PWA 的态度。尽管参与者对这两种方法都对 PWA 持污蔑态度，但这些方法体现了不同的信念和态度。绘图将 PWA 描绘为身体恶化并做出受到社会谴责的行为，而描述 PWA 的故事则强调了儿童对传染和死亡的恐惧。对 PWA 的耻辱比对其他疾病（例如癌症）的耻辱更为明显。该研究强调了通过创造性的数据收集程序评估儿童态度的重要性。
AIDS stigma refers to prejudice and discrimination directed at people or groups perceived to have HIV/AIDS (Herek, 1999). Although AIDS stigma has been found in adolescent and adult populations, few researchers have explored it among children. Misconceptions about people with AIDS (PWA) might lead to negative attitudes toward PWA and obstruct HIV prevention efforts. The authors assessed 110 Puerto Rican children's attitudes toward PWA using drawings (n = 65) and stories (n = 45). Although participants held stigmatizing attitudes toward PWA across both methods, the approaches captured different beliefs and attitudes. Drawings depicted PWA as physically deteriorated and performing socially condemned behaviors, whereas stories describing PWA highlighted children's fear of contagion and death. Stigma toward PWA was more pronounced than toward other illnesses (e.g., cancer). The study highlights the importance of assessing children's attitudes through creative data collection procedures.