Power and attitudes in relationships (PAIR) among a sample of low-income, African-American women : Implications for HIV/AIDS prevention

Describes a scale designed to measure low-income urban, heterosexual women's perception of Power & Attitudes in Relationships (PAIR). Based in part on R. W. Connell's (1987) theory of gender & power, PAIR was found to be reliable among a Baltimore (MD) cross-sectional sample of 417...

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Published in:Sex roles 2000-02, Vol.42 (3-4), p.283-294
Main Authors: SHERMAN, S. G, GIELEN, A. C, MCDONNELL, K. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Attitudes
Baltimore, Maryland
Biological and medical sciences
Black American people
Central Cities
Factors
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender relations
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Infectious diseases
Interpersonal Relations
Low Income Groups
Low income women
Medical sciences
Opposite Sex Relations
Power
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics. Sociometry
Risk
Scales
Social psychology
Urban Poverty
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Describes a scale designed to measure low-income urban, heterosexual women's perception of Power & Attitudes in Relationships (PAIR). Based in part on R. W. Connell's (1987) theory of gender & power, PAIR was found to be reliable among a Baltimore (MD) cross-sectional sample of 417 inner-city women, 50% of whom were HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)-negative & 50% were HIV-positive. Findings suggest that PAIR is reliable among both HIV-infected & HIV-uninfected inner-city women. It is concluded that the scale can be a useful tool in understanding the interpersonal context of women's risk of HIV. 1 Table, 40 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0360-0025
DOI:10.1023/a:1007047424815