STRUKTURALNI MODEL ZA PREDVIĐANJE PROMJENA PREVENTIVNIH PONAŠANJA U VEZI S AIDS-OM
STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF AIDS PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
Author(s): Radimila Prišlin, Dean Ajduković, Marina AjdukovićSubject(s): Behaviorism, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: AIDS-relevant behavioral changes;
Summary/Abstract: A structural model for prediction of AIDS-relevant behavioral changes in young people was developed and evaluated by using full information maximum likelyhood estimates obtained from LISRELVII computer program. Exogenous variables in the model are: socio-economic status, demographic status, and age. The model holds that these variables determine AIDS-relevant knowledge and attitudes, which in turn cause perception of personal susceptibility to harm. The latter variable causes AIDS-preventive behavioral changes. The model was tested on four independent samples, each consisting of N=200 young individuals. Six out of seven goodness-of-fit indices suggest acceptable fit of the model. Implications for AIDS-prevention programs are discussed.
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 8/1999
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 153-173
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Croatian