TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of information about AIDS risk and self-efficacy on women's intentions to engage in AIDS preventive behavior
AU - Yzer, Marco C.
AU - Fisher, Jeffrey D.
AU - Bakker, Arnold B.
AU - Siero, Frans W.
AU - Misovich, Stephen J.
PY - 1998/10/16
Y1 - 1998/10/16
N2 - Female college students' perceived vulnerability to AIDS and their perceived self-efficacy regarding AIDS preventive behavior (APB), were manipulated in a 2 × 2 design. Consistent with protection motivation theory (e.g., Rogers, 1983), the results showed that intention to engage in APB was highest among subjects who received information that their risk of getting infected with HIV was high, and who experienced relatively high feelings of self-efficacy. These subjects also seemed least likely to engage in denial of their AIDS risk. The implications of these findings for AIDS education programs are discussed.
AB - Female college students' perceived vulnerability to AIDS and their perceived self-efficacy regarding AIDS preventive behavior (APB), were manipulated in a 2 × 2 design. Consistent with protection motivation theory (e.g., Rogers, 1983), the results showed that intention to engage in APB was highest among subjects who received information that their risk of getting infected with HIV was high, and who experienced relatively high feelings of self-efficacy. These subjects also seemed least likely to engage in denial of their AIDS risk. The implications of these findings for AIDS education programs are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01348.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01348.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032538260
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 28
SP - 1837
EP - 1852
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 20
ER -
