Impact of perspective-taking and empathy on HIV-related stigma among college students in Guilin
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.09.011
- VernacularTitle:桂林高校大学生观点采择与共情对艾滋病污名的影响
- Author:
ZHANG Guodong,GUO Yujiao,PENG Xinrui,DONG Fengming,SONG Jiale
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health,Guilin Medical University,Guilin (541000),Guangxi Province,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
Mental health;
Health education;
Emotions;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(9):1319-1321
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current status of HIV-related stigma among college students in Guilin,and to explore the impact of perspective-taking and empathy on HIV-related stigma among college students.
Methods:The stratified cluster sampling method was used to select college students from 4 universities in Guilin city. Stratified randomization was used to assign all subjects into a control group (410) and an experimental group (396) for randomized controlled trials,and the HIV-related Stigma Questionnaire and the Basic Empathy Scale were used before and after the intervention.
Results:Before the intervention of perspective-taking,there were no statistically significant differences between two groups in subscale scores and total scores of HIV-related stigma (t=0.80，0.35，-0.62，-0.10，P>0.05); However, signiticant differences in subscale scores and total score in HIV-related stigma were found after intervention (t=3.53，2.21，2.30，3.98，P<0.05). There was no statistically singnificant in the scores of all dimensions of empathy level and the total score before the intervention (t=0.10,-0.27,-0.08,P>0.05), dimensional score and total score in empathy were statistically significant after intervention (t=-2.15，-3.06，P<0.05). Empathy played an intermediary role of 14.08% between opinion selection and HIV stigma.
Conclusion:HIV-related stigma exists among college students in Guilin,and perspective-taking intervention effectively reduces its AIDS stigma. Empathy plays an intermediary role between them.
