An intervention to promote HIV antibody testing among college students
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Michele W. Mathis (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Katherine Bruce
Abstract: The present study tests the effectiveness of short videotaped messages about HIV
antibody testing at promoting HIV testing in a college student population by using four
videotape conditions: fear arousal, internal attribution, information only, and a first-aid
control video. Male and female participants (n = 163) were recruited and tested in groups
of 2 – 14 students. Each participant completed a battery of personality measures
including Health Locus of Control, Sexual Opinion Survey, Sensation-Seeking, Selfesteem,
Health Self-efficacy, and Social Desirability as well as the HIV Testing Attitude
Scale and a demographic questionnaire prior to viewing the video. The HIV Testing
Attitude Scale and demographic questionnaire were administered after the video to
examine immediate effects and at a follow-up session to examine long-term effects.
Results indicate there was a decrease in perceived susceptibility to HIV infection for
participants in the Fear Arousal videotape condition. In addition, self-reported selfefficacy
with regard to condom use increased after participants viewed the Fear Arousal
videotape. These effects were not observed in any of the other videotape conditions.
This suggests that while the Fear Arousal videotape demonstrated some interesting
effects, the other videotape conditions fail to make much difference in participant’s
responses. This is discussed in relation to the extant literature.
An intervention to promote HIV antibody testing among college students
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- College students--Diseases, Health attitudes--Testing, Health education, HIV antibodies--Testing
- Subjects
- HIV antibodies -- Testing
- College students -- Diseases
- Health education
- Health attitudes -- Testing