HIV Risk Predictors: Attitudinal (Lang, 1997)

• Populations: Adolescents, young adults
• Age ranges: 13-19
• Languages: English
• Countries: United States

Items

Subscales

• Perceived Susceptibility for Risk, 5 Items
• Condom Use Efficacy, 7 Items
• Homophobia, 14 Items

Items by Subscale

Perceived Susceptibility for Risk

• I feel that I am at risk of getting AIDS at this time in my life.
• I sometimes think that I may have been exposed to AIDS. 
• I have had sex with someone who could have given me AIDS.
• I believe I can do things to help protect myself from getting AIDS. (R) 
• I try not to get into situations where I might get AIDS. (R)

Condom Use Efficacy

Item stem: I would use a condom when ...

• ...I am really turned on. 
• ... my partner gets mad about using a condom. 
• ...I am depressed.
• ...I have been drinking or doing drugs.
• ...I feel angry.
• ...I feel pressured to have sex.
• ...I’m afraid I might get AIDS.

Homophobia

• I think people with HIV/AIDS should be in a special classroom at school.
• I would not like it if someone in my gym class has HIV/AIDS.
• A gay person should not be allowed to teach school.
• A gay person should not be allowed to run for public office.
• If my roommate told me he or she was gay, I would probably ask them to move out. 
• A gay person should not be allowed to be a coach . 
• I would stay away from people who are gay, because if I didn’t , I would have a higher chance of getting HIV/AIDS.
• It’s okay for people who have HIV/AIDS to teach school. (R)
• I would feel nervous in a group of gay people. 
• If I saw two men or two women holding hands, I would feel uncomfortable. 
• I would feel uncomfortable sitting next to a gay person .
• I am afraid that someone around me has HIV/AIDS and I do not know it.
• I am afraid of making new friends because of HIV/AIDS.
• If my brother/sister told me he/she was gay, I would be upset.

(R)=ltem reverse coded.

Scoring

Perceived Susceptibility for Risk
Scale Range: 1-5; high score indicative of high perceived susceptibility

Condom Use Efficacy
Scale Range : 1-5; high score indicative of high condom use efficacy

Homophobia (Fear of AIDS inclusive)
Scale Range: 1-5; high score indicative of high homophobia

Citations

Lang, Michelle A., “A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Adolescent HIV-Risk Predictors” (1997).
Open Access Dissertations. Paper 984.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/oa_diss/984

Team comments

This measure was developed as part of a set of 4 scales by Lang (1997). 

HIV Risk Predictors Scales:

• Cognitive
• Attitudinal
• Behavioral
• Psychosocial