Document 1036 DOCN M9471036 TI Personal value structures and AIDS prevention. Are safe-sex messages reaching high risk groups or merely preaching to the converted? DT 9409 AU Bush RP; Ortinau DJ; Bush AJ; University of Memphis. SO J Health Care Mark. 1994 Spring;14(1):12-20. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AHA/94260023 AB After a decade, years of battling acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the spread of this disease still represents one of the most important issues facing health care officials today. Even though many individuals have changed their sexual behavior since becoming aware of AIDS, a group of high-risk young adults has not. The authors explore the relationship between personal value structures and low-risk vs. high-risk sexual behavior. The findings offer health care officials insight into effectively targeting AIDS prevention communications to the high-risk segment. DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/ *PSYCHOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION Adult Advertising/METHODS Behavior Therapy/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Communication Health Education/*METHODS Human Multivariate Analysis Questionnaires Risk-Taking *Sex Behavior *Social Values Southeastern United States Students/PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).