Crawford I
Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, IL 60626.
Psychol Rep. 1990 Feb;66(1):11-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1990.66.1.11.
This study examined attitudes about AIDS and the effects of those attitudes on the behavior of 131 undergraduate college students. Participants reported having minimal concern about contracting AIDS from their current or future sexual partners, and their rate of sexual activity had not changed from that of the previous year. Of all participants 69% reported they did not use condoms during their sexual encounters. White students were more knowledgeable about AIDS than their peers from minority groups. Although all participants were aware they could not contract the AIDS virus through common social interaction, 80% reported they would feel very anxious if a classmate who had AIDS continued to attend classes. These findings suggest that these undergraduate students underestimate their risk of HIV infection and so jeopardize their health.
本研究调查了131名本科大学生对艾滋病的态度以及这些态度对其行为的影响。参与者表示对从当前或未来性伴侣那里感染艾滋病的担忧极小，并且他们的性行为发生率与上一年相比没有变化。在所有参与者中，69%的人报告说他们在性行为时不使用避孕套。白人学生比来自少数群体的同龄人对艾滋病了解更多。尽管所有参与者都知道他们不会通过普通社交接触感染艾滋病病毒，但80%的人报告说，如果有艾滋病的同学继续上课，他们会感到非常焦虑。这些发现表明，这些本科生低估了他们感染艾滋病毒的风险，从而危及自身健康。
