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Older Adults Personality Traits and HIV Risk

Bobowicz, William J., Jr.

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2002, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
The relationship between personality traits on the NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and sexual practices reported on the Bobowicz Sex Inventory (BSI) were investigated in an older adult sample (aged 60 and older). With research done by Eysenck and others, it appears that there is a relationship between personality traits and sexual behaviors that would put at one risk for acquiring HIV (1976). Little research has been conducted in this area with older adults while individuals over 50 make up 10 percent of the newly acquired HIV cases (Hinkle, 1991; Nocera, 1997; and Whipple and Scura, 1996). It was predicted that Neuroticism on the NEO-FFI would correlate negatively with risk for acquiring HIV on the BSI, while Extraversion, Openness to Experience, and Agreeableness would correlate positively with HIV Risk on the BSI. No significant results were found.
Suzanne Norman, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
C. Walker Gollar, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Karl W. Stukenberg, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
77 p.

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  • Bobowicz, Jr., W. J. (2002). Older Adults Personality Traits and HIV Risk [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1382969624

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bobowicz, Jr., William. Older Adults Personality Traits and HIV Risk. 2002. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1382969624.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bobowicz, Jr., William. "Older Adults Personality Traits and HIV Risk." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1382969624

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)