HIV/AIDS knowledge and HIV/AIDS risk perception: An indirect relationship

Sex and Sexual Orientation

“…It may be the case that some of these judgments will (1) reflect to a certain extent the objective risk data (cf. Ferguson, 1997) or will (2) be biased (see van der Velde et al, 1992;Weinstein, 1980), but that this biasing will vary as a function of the study groups.…”

“…Weinstein, 1984). Alternatively, from recent work exploring relative risk judgments about occupational groups, it would be predicted that people will rate themselves realistically compared to non-peer groups (see Ferguson, 1997).…”

“…Non-peers are groups against which individuals may compare themselves (i.e., in terms of sexual risk) but which are different in a number of ways from the self (e.g., heterosexual men with homosexual women). However, little is understood about comparative risk judgments when individuals are comparing themselves to other ''non-peer'' groups (e.g., homosexual women with heterosexual men) (see Ferguson, 1997).…”

“…However, in the light of the relationship between risky behaviours and perceptions of others' HIV risk, the current study examined both (1) self-peer as well as (2) self-non peer HIV risk judgments (cf. Ferguson, 1997). Non-peers are groups against which individuals may compare themselves (i.e., in terms of sexual risk) but which are different in a number of ways from the self (e.g., heterosexual men with homosexual women).…”

Risk factors for potential occupational exposure to HIV: A study of correctional officers

“…Most studies of risk in the correctional work place have measured perceived risk which is much different than incidence of occupational exposure (Alarid & Marquart, in press;Dillon & Allwright, 2005;Ferguson, 1997;Kamerman, 1991;Keeton, 2004;Mahaffey & Marcus, 1995;McKee et al, 1995;Rotily et al, 2001).…”