Reactions of heterosexual African American men to women's condom negotiation strategies.

摘要: This study describes responses of 172 single heterosexual African American men, ages 18 to 35, condom negotiation attempts. Strategies used included reward, coercive, legitimate, expert, referent, and informational strategies, based on Raven's (1992) influence model. The purpose was (a) identify strategies influencing participant acquiescence request (b) predictors compliance/refusal comply with Participants viewed six videotape segments showing an actress, portrayed in silhouette, speaking the viewer as a "steady partner." After each segment, participants completed measures compliance, positive negative affect, attributions concerning model themselves. No significant differences were found men's ratings across all vignettes. However, response existed subgroups individuals, suggesting that, although strategy had little impact response, act use produced that differed subgroups. Subgroups levels AIDS risk knowledge, sexually transmitted disease history, experience sexual coercion. Also, "least willing use" subgroup highest anger-rejection least likely make caring for partner. Effective male partner may not be determined much by specific characteristics.