Correlates of Attitudes toward AIDS

McDevitt, Teresa M.; Sheehan, Eugene P.; Lennon, Randy; Ambrosio, Anthony L.

doi:10.1080/00224545.1990.9922964

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“…This analysis revealed one statistically significant relationship ; a weak association exists between gender and fear of AIDS (Spearman r = -.128, p = .02, N = 242), with males being more fearful than females. This finding differs from that of Bouton et al (1987), but is consistent with the findings of Keeton (1993), McDevitt et al (1990), andO'Brien (1989).…”

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A Comparative Analysis of AIDS Related Attitudes Between Public and Private Sector Employees

Kfeton¹,

Brewton²

1995

Review of Public Personnel Administration

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A Comparative Analysis of AIDS Related Attitudes Between Public and Private Sector Employees

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Brewton²

1995

Review of Public Personnel Administration

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“…Similarly, a significant relationship has been found between homophobia and individuals seeking a job transfer if a coworker has AIDS (D'Augelli, 1989). Consistent with research on gender and fear of AIDS, there is also evidence to suggest that males exhibit higher levels of homophobia than do females (e.g., Brown & Amoroso, 1975;McDevitt, Sheehan, Lennon, & Ambrosio, 1989;Millham, San Miguel, & Kellogg, 1976).…”

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“…For example, Jones proposes that, "Ethical behavior will be observed more frequently where issues of high moral intensity are involved than where issues of low moral intensity are involved" (p. 389). As noted in the introduction, males and females differ with respect to homophobia (e.g., Brown & Amoroso, 1975;McDevitt et al, 1989;Millham et al, 1976) and fear of AIDS (e.g., Austin et al, 1989;Bouton et a1.,1989;Gamba, 1990;Royse et al, 1987). Males have typically been found to exhibit higher levels of homophobia and fear of AIDS than do females.…”

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“…This study is significant for at least two reasons. First, no studies have investigated factors influencing a manager's decision to share AIDS health information with coworkers, and studies investigating attitudes toward individuals with AIDS have been based in large part on student samples (e.g., Austin et al, 1989;Gamba, 1990;McDevitt et al, 1989). This study identifies, using actual managers in a workplace setting, antecedents to managerial behavior which may violate individual rights to privacy or organization policy and may precipitate lawsuits.…”

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Factors Influencing Managerial Disclosure of AIDS Health Information to Coworkers

Vest

Perry³

et al. 1995

J Applied Social Pyschol

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This research investigates the importance of legal concerns over lawsuits, fear of AIDS in the workplace, and gender as factors influencing a manager's decision to disclose AIDS health information to coworkers. Data was obtained from questionnaires administered to managers employed in service, manufacturing, and government organizations. Findings indicate that both fear of AIDS in the workplace and concern over lawsuits exhibited a significant relationship with the likelihood of sharing AIDS health information and gender was found to moderate the relationship between likelihood of sharing AIDS health information, and fear of AIDS in the workplace. Male managers exhibited a higher level of fear of AIDS than female managers and did female managers, were found to be somewhat less likely than male managers to share AIDS health information with cpworkers. Study findings, suggestions for future research, and implications are discussed.Communication of information in the workplace is vital to a successful business. But not all information available to managers should be shared with others. It may not be wise, or lawful, to disseminate some types of information without authorization. Employee medical records or knowledge of an employee's health status are particularly sensitive topics that should not be communicated without privilege to do so. Perhaps the most sensitive piece of medical information about an employee may be knowledge that the employee has AIDS or has tested positive for AIDS antibodies. Deciding whether, when, 'Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jusanne M. Vest, Department of Management and MIS, The University of Southern Mississippi, Southern Station, Box 5077, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5077. *The authors would like to acknowledge Fabius P. O'Brien, Ph.D., deceased, formerly an associate professor, Department of Management, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, for his detailed contribution to this project.

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“…The questionnaire, compiled on the basis of a comprehensive review of the literature (Bouton et al, 1989;O'Brien, 1989;Carroll, 1990;McDevitt et al, 1990;Vest and O'Brien, 1990), consisted of four blocks of questions which measured respondents' fear of AIDS, knowledge of its transmission, possible consequences of having a coworker with AIDS, and AIDS-related public policy questions. All questions were forced choice.…”

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Aids Related Attitudesamong Government Employees

Keeton¹

1993

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A literature-based questionnaire containing measures of fear and knowledge of AIDS, respondent views of workplace consequences of AIDS, and AIDS as a public policy issue was administered to a random sample of government employees at the county, city, state, and federal levels in non-health services agencies located in one county in northwest Florida. Survey results and findings are presented along with recommendations to organizations for developing an AIDS training program. about the need for AIDS education programs in the contemporary work place. The premise of the majority of arguments for such education programs is that, at some point, nearly every organization will be confronted with the challenges of dealing with an AIDS infected employee and coworkers' reactions to working with that infected employee. The literature citing a need for informationbased employee training programs argues that a great deal of misinformation, as well as an absolute lack of general information, about AIDS continues to be prevalent.In such an environment, it is ar-gued, workers require accurate and up-to-date information about AIDS prior to having to cope with the difficulties associated with an AIDS infected coworker. Minetos (1989) and others believe that knowledge-based education of employees is the key to combating employees' fear of contracting AIDS through casual contact in the work place. It is not clear from the literature, however, that in-service AIDS education programs meet the goals of greater knowledge of AIDS and reduced fear among employees. In order to research this question we conducted a survey of government employees to: (1) ascertain current knowledge and attitudes about AIDS; (2) deat UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL on July 5, 2015 rop.sagepub.com Downloaded from

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Correlates of Attitudes toward AIDS

Cited by 19 publications

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A Comparative Analysis of AIDS Related Attitudes Between Public and Private Sector Employees

A Comparative Analysis of AIDS Related Attitudes Between Public and Private Sector Employees

Factors Influencing Managerial Disclosure of AIDS Health Information to Coworkers

Aids Related Attitudesamong Government Employees

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