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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Nguyen, Anh B.
• Clark, Trenette T.
• Hood, Kristina B.
• Corneille, Maya A.
• Fitzgerald, Angela Y.
• Belgrave, Faye Z.

Titel

Beyond traditional gender roles and identity: does reconceptualisation better predict condom-related outcomes for African-American women?

Ist Teil von

• Culture, health & sexuality, 2010-08, Vol.12 (6), p.603-617

Ort / Verlag

London: Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• African-American women continue to be at high risk for HIV and better prevention efforts are needed. The current paper sought to investigate the relationship between gender roles and condom-related outcomes among African American women. The sample consisted of 398 African-American women, who were administered a survey that contained measures of condom-related outcomes and gender role beliefs. We factor analysed their responses and three domains emerged: caretaking/mindful, interpersonal sensitivity and persistent/active coping. Results indicated that the interpersonal sensitivity domain was a significant predictor of condom use and intention with higher interpersonal sensitivity scores associated with less condom use and intentions. The persistent/active coping domain was a significant predictor of condom negotiation efficacy and condom use with higher scores in this domain associated with more condom negotiation efficacy and use. Results suggest that re-conceptualisations offer a better understanding of underlying traits that may influence condom-related outcomes for this population.