| Autor: |
Noar, SethM., Carlyle, Kellie, Cole, Christi |
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Journal of Health Communication; Jun2006, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p365-390, 26p, 5 Charts |
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The purpose of this study was to quantitatively synthesize the growing literature on the relationship between safer sexual communication (SSC) among sexual partners and condom use, and to systematically examine a number of conceptual and methodological moderators of this relationship. Data from 53 articles published in 27 journals met criteria for the study. Fifty-five independent effect sizes coded from samples totaling N = 18,529 were meta-analyzed. Results indicate that the mean sample-size weighted effect size of the SSC-condom use relation was r = .22, and a number of conceptual variables were found to moderate this relationship. Specifically, communication about condom use ( r = .25) and sexual history ( r = .23) had significantly ( p .05). Further, methodological moderators tended to be unrelated to effect size. Implications for the future study of safer sexual communication as well as the importance of emphasizing communication skills in HIV preventive interventions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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