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Belief in a Just World and Condom Use in a Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men 1

Author(s) -

Hafer Carolyn L.,

Bogaert Anthony F.,

McMullen SherriLynne

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

journal of applied social psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1559-1816

pISSN - 0021-9029

DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00209.x

Subject(s) - condom , psychology , interpersonal communication , just world hypothesis , social psychology , sexual behavior , sample (material) , sexual intercourse , personality , interpersonal relationship , demography , developmental psychology , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , medicine , chemistry , syphilis , family medicine , chromatography

Research has shown that, under certain conditions, people with a strong belief in a just world (BJW) perceive themselves to be less at risk for serious negative events (e.g., contracting AIDS). We extended this work by investigating the relation between BJW and high‐risk sexual behavior Gay and bisexual men ( N = 102) responded to a questionnaire that measured individual differences in BJW, personality characteristics related to perceived relationship threat (e.g., interpersonal control), and frequency of condom use and anal intercourse. Results generally supported predictions. For example, among respondents low in interpersonal control, a strong BJW was associated with less frequent condom use. These results have implications for research on BJW, as well as research on the predictors of high‐risk sexual behavior.

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