Document 0662
 DOCN  M94A0662
 TI    Constructing a sexual self: sexual self conceptions and their influence
       on HIV/AIDS risk behaviours.
 DT    9412
 AU    Buzwell S; Centre for the Study of STDs, La Trobe University, Carlton
       South.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:52 (abstract no. FP3).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94348993
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To examine the context in which adolescents make their sexual
       decisions and how these perceptions impact upon their behaviour, and in
       particular those behaviours that put adolescents at risk of contracting
       HIV. METHOD: Questionnaires were administered to 870 adolescents (aged
       to 15 to 18) attending two Melbourne private schools. Students were
       asked questions about their perceptions of their sexuality, sexual
       self-efficacy, sexual self-esteem, relationships with others and their
       sexual behaviour. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Using a cluster analysis, it
       was found that the adolescents' perceptions of their sexuality, sexual
       self efficacy and sexual self esteem formed clusters of sexual styles,
       and these in turn influenced both the level and type of sexual
       risk-taking and the type of relationships the adolescents had with
       significant others. These sexual styles also varied by age and gender.
       The components of these sexual styles and their implications for HIV
       preventative behaviours are discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       *PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Female  *Gender Identity  Human
       HIV Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Personality Development  *Psychosexual
       Development  Risk Factors  Self Concept  *Sex Behavior  MEETING ABSTRACT

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