Update on AIDS and Sexual Behavior of College Students: Seven Years Later
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 74 (1) , 208-210
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.74.1.208
Abstract
This survey of 54 single, sexually active college students indicated that there has been a significant increase in concern about AIDS compared to a survey on a similar sample in 1985. A majority of this sample have been involved in monogamous relationships during the past year and 35% have had the AIDS test on which no seropositive results were reported. Yet, despite an increase in AIDS in the nation's heterosexual population, the majority of students continue to engage in unprotected sexual relations. Nevertheless, the over-all pattern of results suggests that there has been a clear shift toward more conservative sexual practices compared to the casual lifestyles during the pre-AIDS era and the early 1980s.Keywords
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