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Increasing condom use by undermining perceived invulnerability to HIV.

Suzanne C Thompson1, Diana Kyle, Joye Swan

  • 1Department of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. sthompson@pomona.edu

AIDS Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
|January 7, 2003
PubMed
Summary

This study found that challenging college students' beliefs of invulnerability to HIV increased condom use. The intervention led to lower perceived risk and higher condom usage at three months.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Perceptions of invulnerability can hinder protective health behaviors.
  • College students often exhibit optimistic bias regarding health risks like HIV.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test an intervention aimed at reducing perceived invulnerability to HIV.
  • To assess the intervention's impact on condom use intentions and actual behavior.

Main Methods:

  • 128 college students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group.
  • The intervention group engaged in tasks highlighting past failures in self-protection.
  • The control group watched a video on HIV prevention.

Main Results:

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  • The intervention group showed lower perceived invulnerability to HIV post-intervention.
  • Participants in the intervention group reported higher intentions to use condoms.
  • The intervention group demonstrated increased condom use at the 3-month follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • Undermining perceptions of invulnerability is an effective strategy to promote condom use.
  • The intervention's success was not mediated by changes in perceived invulnerability.
  • Indirect methods of reducing vulnerability denial show promise for public health interventions.