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Berten, Hans. and Van Rossem, Ronan. "A case of reciprocal determinism: HIV/AIDS knowledge and sexual risk behavior among adolescents" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p183540_index.html>

Berten, H. and Van Rossem, R. , 2007-08-11 "A case of reciprocal determinism: HIV/AIDS knowledge and sexual risk behavior among adolescents" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p183540_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Purpose: This paper sets out to examine the relation between AIDS knowledge and sexual risk behavior among adolescents in Flemish high schools. Additionally, the effects of respondent characteristics are analyzed, as well as the importance of various information and communication sources for AIDS related information and condom use. Methods: Data from the Flemish Educational Assessment project were used, which surveyed a representative sample of adolescents in 3th and 5th year of secondary school. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the model, which includes a non-recursive relation between AIDS knowledge and sexual risk behavior, and to estimate effects of other respondent characteristics. Results: Results indicate that the relation between AIDS knowledge and sexual risk behavior is quite complex. On the one hand, we find that better knowledge leads to safer sex practices, but on the other hand, we also find that adolescents who engage in more sexually risky behaviors tend to be more knowledgeable about AIDS. Results further indicate that influential alters for discussing condom use are the adolescents’ partner and parents. Sexual risk behavior is strongly associated with antisocial and school deviance problem behaviors. Conclusions: Our results support Bandura’s thinking and demonstrate that the link between both sexual risk behavior and AIDS knowledge is a reciprocal one.