EXPLORING TEENAGERS ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE THINKING IN RELATION TO THE THREAT OF HIV-INFECTION
EXPLORING TEENAGERS ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE THINKING IN RELATION TO THE THREAT OF HIV-INFECTION
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DOI：
10.1080/08870449408407485
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发表时间：
1994-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
SPEARS, R
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作者：
ABRAHAM, CS;SHEERAN, P;SPEARS, R
在保护动机理论框架下探讨青少年的艾滋病预防认知。来自两个队列（16岁和18岁）的507名青少年男性和女性完成了一份保密的邮寄问卷。采用通径分析方法考察了人口学变量、既往性经历、威胁评估和应对资源对艾滋病相关认知的影响。认知促进（适应）和抑制（适应不良）的预防行为进行了审议。预期使用安全套，意图限制性伴侣的数量和愿意考虑艾滋病毒抗体检测被列为适应性艾滋病毒预防认知。应对评估措施与预期的安全套使用密切相关，但威胁评估措施没有。性别，以前的性经验，应对评估措施和否认解释了33%的预期安全套使用的方差。总体而言，研究结果为保护动机理论提供了合格的支持。健康教育的影响突出。
Teenagers' HIV-preventive cognitions were explored within a protection motivation theory framework. Five hundred and seven adolescent men and women from two cohorts (sixteen and eighteen) completed a confidential postal questionnaire. The effect of demographic variables, previous sexual experience and appraisal of threat and coping resources upon HIV-relevant cognitions was investigated using path analysis. Cognitions promoting (adaptive) and inhibiting (maladaptive) preventive behaviour were considered. Anticipated condom use, intention to limit number of sexual partners and willingness to consider an HIV antibody test were included as adaptive HIV-preventive cognitions. Coping appraisal measures were strongly associated with anticipated condom use but threat appraisal measures were not. Gender, previous sexual experience, coping appraisal measures and denial accounted for 33% of the variance in anticipated condom use. Overall the results provided qualified support for Protection Motivation Theory. Implications for health education are highlighted.