Pentiah, Amanda Using the Health Belief Model as a Theoretical Framework to Examine Demographics Associated with the Accuracy of Sexual Risk Perception across Adulthood. 2024. Radford University, Dissertation. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
Despite advancements in Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) prevention methods, STI infections have reached an all-time high in the United States (U.S.) across demographics. STI incidents are also at an all-time high among adults in the U.S. ages 65 years and older. In the last ten years, cases have more than doubled. According to the literature, the Health Belief Model (HBM) is considered one of the most prevalent theoretical frameworks used to guide health behavior interventions (Glanz et al., 2015). For this reason, the HBM was chosen as an appropriate framework for the current study. Understanding how demographics such as age and gender influence the accuracy of sexual risk perceptions is an important step toward tailoring culturally relevant STI prevention programs throughout the course of development. This study utilized multinomial and binary logistic regression to explore the relationship between age, gender, and the interaction effect with sexual risk perception accuracy. Results indicated a significant interaction effect with null main effects. Meaning that sexual risk perception accuracy was not the same for men and women. Keywords: Perceived Sexual Risk, Health Belief Model, Sexual Risk Accuracy, Self-Efficacy
| Item Type: | Dissertation |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences > Department of Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2025 00:23 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2025 00:23 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/1147 |
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