caa a22 4500 397583885 CHVBK 20180308164914.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199608 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/jpepsy/21.4.555 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/jpepsy/21.4.555 Intuitive Theories of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission: Their Development and Implications [Elektronische Daten] [Carol K. Sigelman, Antonio L. Estrada, Eileen B. Derenowski, Teresa E. Woods] Explored the use of cluster analysis to characterize the development of intuitive theories of HIV transmission and examined relationships between children's theories and their attitudes regarding AIDS. In Study I, analyses of interviews with 188 children and adolescents led to the identification of three relatively immature theories (undifferentiated thinking in which anything can cause AIDS, uncertainty about its causes, and a hybrid theory emphasizing germs as well as any form of drug use) and two relatively mature ones (both emphasizing true AIDS risk factors but differing in their understanding of blood exchange as a cause). Unwillingness to interact with persons with AIDS and worry about AIDS decreased with age and the former in particular was most closely associated with the belief that AIDS is spread through casual contact. In Study 2, analyses of data from a largely Mexican American sample of 306 third, fifth, and seventh graders yielded largely similar findings despite use of different risk factor sub-scales. Overall, the intuitive theories approach and the use of cluster analysis in its service appear to be promising ways of assessing children's knowledge of disease so that appropriate interventions for different subgroups of children can be designed. © 1996 Plenum Publishing Corporation REGULAR ARTICLES nationallicence AIDS nationallicence children nationallicence beliefs nationallicence attitudes nationallicence Sigelman Carol K. George Washington University aut Estrada Antonio L. University of Arizona aut Derenowski Eileen B. University of Denver aut Woods Teresa E. University of Miami aut Journal of Pediatric Psychology Oxford University Press 21/4(1996-08), 555-572 0146-8693 21:4<555 1996 21 jpepsy https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/21.4.555 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/21.4.555 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sigelman Carol K. George Washington University aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Estrada Antonio L. University of Arizona aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Derenowski Eileen B. University of Denver aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Woods Teresa E. University of Miami aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Pediatric Psychology Oxford University Press 21/4(1996-08), 555-572 0146-8693 21:4<555 1996 21 jpepsy Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford