Spanish Journal of Psychology
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 746-754

Psychosocial correlates of condom use and their relationship with worry about STI and HIV in native and immigrant adolescents in Spain (Article)

Bermúdez M.P.* , Castro A. , Buela-Casal G.
  • a Departmento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n., 18011, Granada, Spain
  • b Departmento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n., 18011, Granada, Spain
  • c Departmento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n., 18011, Granada, Spain

Abstract

The goal of this study was to analyze how worry about sexually-transmitted infections (STI) and HIV influences attitudes and self-efficacy towards condom use, HIV-related knowledge, HIV-perceived susceptibility and HIV-misconceptions in a multicultural sample in Spain. The sample was composed of 3, 051 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years old who lived in Spain. Of these, 67.7% were native Spaniards and the remaining 32.3% were Latin American immigrants. Results showed that worry about STI and HIV has a direct influence on condom use self-efficacy and HIV-knowledge and HIV-perceived susceptibility. Native Spanish adolescents showed higher positive attitudes towards condom use, greater HIV-knowledge and HIV-perceived susceptibility, and lower negative attitudes towards condoms use and HIV-misconceptions than Latin American adolescents. In the discussion, the importance of worry about STI and HIV is highlighted as a mediator variable that can predict risky sexual behavior and is related to cultural origin.

Author Keywords

ST1/HIV Condoms Inmigrants Spain Adolescents

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-81155144560&doi=10.5209%2frev_SJOP.2011.v14.n2.22&partnerID=40&md5=209d4682475ddb8f530491ac0fbade32
DOI: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2011.v14.n2.22
ISSN: 11387416
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English