Titre du document / Document title
Psychological mediating factors in an intervention to promote adolescent health care-seeking
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
HOGBEN Matthew (1) ;
LEDSKY Rebecca (2) ;
MIDDLESTADT Susan (2) ;
VANDEVANTER Nancy (3) ;
MESSERI Peter (3) ;
MERZEL Cheryl (3) ;
BLEAKLEY Amy (3) ;
MALOTTE C. Kevin (4) ;
SIONEAN C. Kristina (1) ;
LAWRENCE Janet S. St. (1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Columbia University, ETATS-UNIS
(2) Center for Applied Behavioral Research, Columbia University, ETATS-UNIS
(3) Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, ETATS-UNIS
(4) Health Sciences Department, California State University, Long Beach, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
Some of the highest rates of curable sexually transmitted diseases in the USA are found among adolescents. Routine, comprehensive health care that includes a sexual history may contribute to alleviating this problem. We designed and ran a three-session small-group workshop for adolescents, using local community organizations as intervention sites, with peers (typically 2-3 years older) helping facilitate the interactive sessions. Outcomes are summarized elsewhere: in this paper, we present an examination of theoretically based psychological mediating factors that we sought to influence during the intervention. Adolescents' health care-seeking beliefs, general attitudes to seeking care, and intentions to do so all changed such that they held more positive beliefs, evaluated health care more favorably, and developed stronger intentions to seek care. Furthermore, relationships among these constructs were strengthened according to theoretical precepts. Adolescents' self-efficacy and their perceptions of social norms pertaining to health care-seeking, however, were unaffected by the intervention. We explored gender differences in mediating factors, finding no interaction, although females did score higher on post-intervention attitude and intention measures.
Revue / Journal Title
Psychology, health & medicine
ISSN
1354-8506
Source / Source
2005, vol. 10, n
o1, pp. 64-77 [14 page(s) (article)] (16 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, ROYAUME-UNI
(1996)
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Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 26456, 35400012574290.0060
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 16370541
