Attitudes toward AIDS, Herpes II, and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Simkins, Lawrence; Eberhage, Mark G.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1984.55.3.779

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“…Straits, Alivia, Haskinst, & Rutherford, 1989;DiClemente, Zorn, & Temoshok, 1986;McDermott. Hawkins, Moore, & Cittandino, 1987;Sherr, 1987;Simkins & Eberhage, 1984;and Temoshok, Sweet, & Zich, 1987). It was anticipated that negative unfounded stereotypes about AIDS would be inversely related to the use of direct, confrontative attempts to discuss AIDS with a potential sexual partner.…”

Section: Measuring Aids-related Discussion Strategiesmentioning

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Interpersonal Strategies Associated With the Discussion of Aids

Snell¹,

Finney²

1990

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

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The disease, AIDS (i.e., acquired immune deficiency syndrome), has raised concern among many people throughout the world. Although medical attention has been focused for some time on identifying the causes and cures of this deadly disease, research designed to examine the psychological aspects of AIDS has just begun. Within this context, two investigations were conducted to construct and validate the AIDS Discussion Strategy Scale (ADSS), an objective self-report instrument designed to measure the types of interpersonal discussion strategies that women and men use if they want to discuss AIDS with an intimate partner. A factor analysis conducted in Study I provided evidence for six AIDS-related discussion strategies: rational, manipulation, withdrawal, charm, subtlety, and persistence. Reliability analyses indicated more than adequate internal consistency for the resulting ADSS subscales (alphas from .74 to .96). Other findings revealed that, relative to males, females reported they would be more likely to use rational types of AIDS discussion strategies with an intimate partner. Additionally, it was found that research participants' stereotypes about AIDS influenced the types of strategies they were likely to use in discussing the topic of AIDS within a close relationship. Other results in Study II provided evidence that men's and women's willingness to discuss AIDS with a potential sexual partner was related to cognitive, behavioral, and affective aspects of their sexuality.

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Section: Measuring Aids-related Discussion Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…DiClemente et al, 1986;DiClemente et al, 1989;McDermott et al, 1987;Sherr, 1987;Simkins & Eberhage, 1984;and Temoshok et al, 1987). Research participants who reported that they would use rational tactics to persuade a close partner to discuss AIDS expressed less close-minded beliefs about AIDS.…”

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Interpersonal Strategies Associated With the Discussion of Aids

Snell¹,

Finney²

1990

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

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“…Although studies have considered attitudes toward AIDS (Bajos & Marquet, 2000;Clift et al, 1990;Crawford, 1990;Prochaska et al, 1992;Simkins & Eberhage, 1984), and toward condoms (Akande, 1994;Chapman et al, 1992;Dolcini et al, 1995;Kesby, 2000;Madlala, 1997;Ross, 1988;Siegel et al, 1994;Thompson et al, 1997;Winter & Goldy, 1993), attitudes to AIDS precautions in general have received scant attention. Moore and Barling (1991) showed such attitudes to be multidimensional rather than merely pro-or anti-precautionary behavior.…”

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Risky Business: South African youths and HIV/AIDS prevention

Akande¹

2001

Educational Studies

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Behavior change is the only available means of curtailing new HIV infections in South Africa. This study investigated the relationship between sexual risk taking and attitudes to AIDS precautions. The participants were about 25% white, about 30% colored/mixed blood and 45% black in their second year in polytechnics (413 females and 402 males). Participants responded to the 40-item HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Data indicated that young women showed more positive attitudes to AIDS precautions than young men (re ecting in part the stereotypic negative attitudes of young men toward condoms). In general, most males and females were found to have less knowledge about HIV transmission and less favorable attitudes toward safe sex behavior than their counterparts in the west. Also young men with more partners expressed more fatalistic attitudes toward AIDS. The possibility that a nergrained multivariate analysis of attitudes to AIDS and safe-sex behaviour is something that needs to be taken seriously in future research, however.

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“…Quelques recherches s'intéressent aux différences d'attitudes des soignants à l'égard de patients atteints de différentes maladies chroniques (Katz et al, 1987;Kelly et al, 1988;Simkins et Eberhage, 1984;Simkins et Kushner, 1986;Triplet et Sugarman, 1987). Les recherches de Katz et al (1987) et de Kelly et al (1988) montrent que le personnel infirmier réagit plus négativement à un patient atteint du SIDA que de cancer.…”

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Attitudes du personnel soignant à l’egard des personnes atteintes du SIDA : impact d’un programme de sensibilisation

Paquin¹,

Lapierre²,

Jourdan-Ionescu³

2007

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Le but de cette recherche était d'évaluer l'impact d'un programme de sensibilisation à l'intervention auprès de patients atteints du SIDA chez un personnel soignant expérimenté et un personnel soignant en formation. Ce programme de sensibilisation a pour objectif de permettre aux soignants de se préparer psychiquement à oeuvrer auprès des personnes atteintes. Six groupes d'environ dix personnes visionnent un vidéo présentant une infirmière parlant de ses inquiétudes envers le SIDA. Les personnes sont encouragées à exprimer leurs propres émotions relativement à cette maladie et aux personnes atteintes. Les autres participants constituent le groupe contrôle et n'assistent pas à la rencontre. Tous les sujets (N= 124) ont répondu à des questionnaires d'attitudes et de connaissances sur le SIDA avant et après les rencontres. Les résultats indiquent une amélioration des attitudes face à l'homosexualité ainsi qu'une augmentation des connaissances sur le SIDA. Toutefois, ces observations ne semblent pas associées à une attitude plus favorable à l'égard des personnes atteintes. L'analyse des discussions montre qu'il existe un conflit entre le désir d'aider les patients et le sentiment de honte face à la difficulté d'être empathique à leur égard. Les auteures recommandent que les programmes de formation du personnel soignant visent à réduire ce conflit.The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of an awareness program aimed at experienced personnel and personnel in training who provide healthcare services to patients with AIDS. The purpose of the program was to prepare healthcare staff psychically in working with patients. Six groups of approximately ten people each watched a video showing a nurse stating her concerns about AIDS. After the video, people were encouraged to express their own emotions regarding the disease and people suffering from it. Other participants making up a control group did not attend the discussion. All subjects (N= 124) completed questionnaires on their attitudes and knowledge about AIDS before and after the discussion. Results show an improvement of attitudes with respect to homosexuality, as well as a better understanding of AIDS. However, these observations do not seem to correspond with a more favourable attitude towards AIDS patients. An analysis of these discussions reveals that there is a conflict between the will to help patients and the feeling of shame when faced with the difficulty of showing empathy. As a result, the authors recommend that training programs aimed at healthcare personnel be geared to alleviate this conflict

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Attitudes toward AIDS, Herpes II, and Toxic Shock Syndrome

Cited by 58 publications

References 2 publications

Interpersonal Strategies Associated With the Discussion of Aids

Interpersonal Strategies Associated With the Discussion of Aids

Risky Business: South African youths and HIV/AIDS prevention

Attitudes du personnel soignant à l’egard des personnes atteintes du SIDA : impact d’un programme de sensibilisation

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