Abstract

NOBOA ORTEGA, PATRICIA  and  SERRANO -GARCIA, IRMA. SELF-EFFICACY IN SEXUAL NEGOTIATION:: CHALLENGES FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION IN PUERTO RICAN WOMEN. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2006, vol.38, n.1, pp.21-43. ISSN 0120-0534.

Sexual negotiation has been proved to be one of the most effective prevention strategies for managing the conflicts related with sexual safe practice and to help women to protect themselves from contracting HIV/AIDS. Self-efficacy is a main concept in Social Cognitive Theory (SCT); it constitutes a mediator variable during sexual negotiation. The objective of this study was to explore self efficacy perception in a group of Puerto Rican women (N=110). We administered the Self-Efficacy Scale. Women perceived themselves with lower levels of self efficacy when negotiating non-penetrative sexual practices and managing their emotions during sexual negotiation. We discuss the implications of the use of self-efficacy in developing HIV preventive interventions in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Keywords : HIV/AIDS prevention; sexual negotiation; self efficacy; Puerto Rico..

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