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DOCN M9620090
TI The relationship of moral reasoning and AIDS knowledge to risky sexual
behavior.
DT 9602
AU Hubbs-Tait L; Garmon LC; Ohio State University, USA.
SO Adolescence. 1995 Fall;30(119):549-64. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96020071
AB Two hypotheses were tested in this study: (a) moral reasoning and risky
sexual behaviors are inversely correlated; (b) the relationship between
AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior is mediated by moral reasoning such
that AIDS knowledge and risky sexual behaviors are inversely correlated
for higher-level moral reasoners but not for lower-level reasoners.
Subjects were 103 undergraduate students who completed an instrument
assessing moral reasoning, the Defining Issues Test, and two
questionnaires assessing sexual behavior and knowledge about AIDS.
Factor analysis identified five sexual risk-taking factors with alphas
of .60 or higher. Results supported both hypotheses: (a) Risk taking
during sexual intercourse (i.e., lower likelihood of using condoms) and
risk taking during anal sex were significantly inversely correlated with
moral reasoning; (b) For high moral reasoners, two measures of sexual
risk taking were significantly negatively correlated with knowledge
about AIDS: as knowledge increased, risk taking during sexual
intercourse and engagement in a variety of sexual experiences decreased.
The reverse relationship was true for low moral reasoners. Implications
for moral development theory and research as well as for AIDS prevention
campaigns are discussed.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/ PSYCHOLOGY
Adult Condoms Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Human Judgment
*Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male Midwestern United States *Morals
*Risk-Taking *Sex Behavior JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).