TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Risk-taking, responsibility for health, and attitude toward avoiding AIDS
JO  - Psychological reports
A1  - Neubauer, B. J.
SP  - 1255
EP  - 1260
VL  - 64
IS  - 3
N2  - A telephone survey was completed with 400 adults to explore a possible relation between health risk-taking and perceived personal responsibility for health. The attitude that AIDS could be avoided by being careful was weakly associated with responses to questions about wearing seat belts and smoking. The pattern held only among those who thought their health was good for people their age. After reviewing related literature, it appears that poor health status and dogmatism may contribute to denial of risk and to risky sexual behavior. Themes for public health educational campaigns are suggested.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2941
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1989.64.3c.1255
ID  - ref1
ER  -