Abstract
College students are engaging in high rates of behavior related to risk of infection from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) & other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Here, a cognitive-behavioral skills training program for heterosexual college females (N = 11) focusing on sexual assertiveness skills & the reduction of risk-related behaviors was designed & evaluated, as compared with an education-only program. Participants completed preintervention, postintervention, & one-month follow-up assessments of: (1) HIV-/STD-related knowledge & beliefs; (2) sexual, & alcohol- & drug-related behaviors; & (3) sexual assertiveness role-plays. Skills training participants compared to education-only participants scored higher on sexual assertiveness skills, specific knowledge of HIV infection, & self-efficacy, & reported a reduction in risk-related behaviors at postintervention & follow-up assessments. 3 Tables, 23 References. Adapted from the source document.
