AIDS-phobia, contact with AIDS, and AIDS-related job stress in hospital workers.
In a survey of 237 hospital workers involved in the care of AIDS patients at a major AIDS inpatient-care facility, negative attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS patients (AIDS-phobia) and AIDS-related job stress (AIDS-stress) were common. In multivariate analyses, AIDS-phobia is significantly higher among older staff, those having low contact with AIDS patients (AIDS-contact), and those holding homophobic attitudes. AIDS-phobic attitudes and low AIDS-contact can be interpreted as predicting each other. Finally, AIDS-stress is predicted by low contact with AIDS and AIDS-phobic attitudes.
Pleck
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Department of Psychology, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 02766.
O'Donnell
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O'Donnell
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Snarey
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications