Dowell K A, Lo Presto C T, Sherman M F
Department of Psychology, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore 21210.
Psychol Rep. 1991 Aug;69(1):211-9. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1991.69.1.211.
This study examined three factors affecting college students' attributions of blame for an AIDS patient's disease: sexual orientation of the patient, mode of HIV transmission, and the sex of the subject. 148 subjects read one of six vignettes describing an hypothetical AIDS patient who was described as either an heterosexual or an homosexual man who contracted HIV through one of three avenues: blood transfusion, sexual contact, or IV drug use. The homosexual AIDS patient was considered more to blame for his illness than the heterosexual AIDS patient, but only when mode of transmission was sexual contact. In addition, mode of HIV transmission was a significant factor in attributions of responsibility, as the patient who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion was rated as less responsible than the patient who contracted HIV through sexual behavior or IV drug use. Women consistently rated the AIDS patient as less responsible than did men.
患者的性取向、艾滋病毒传播方式以及研究对象的性别。148名研究对象阅读了六个小故事中的一个，这些故事描述了一名假设的艾滋病患者，该患者被描述为异性恋或同性恋男性，其通过三种途径之一感染了艾滋病毒：输血、性接触或静脉注射毒品。同性恋艾滋病患者被认为比异性恋艾滋病患者更应归咎于自身疾病，但仅当传播方式为性接触时才如此。此外，艾滋病毒传播方式是责任归因中的一个重要因素，因为通过输血感染艾滋病毒的患者被评定为比通过性行为或静脉注射毒品感染艾滋病毒的患者责任更小。女性一直将艾滋病患者评定为比男性责任更小。
