The Influence of Attributions, Emotions, and Sexual Health Knowledge on Support Provision to Friends with Sexual Health Uncertainties.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Health Communication Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-05 DOI:10.1080/10410236.2024.2447099

Tara G McManus, Courtney Rilinger

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Abstract

When experiencing sexual health uncertainties, emerging adults often rely on friends for support; however, the support provided is not always helpful. This study situates support in response to uncertainty within appraisal and attribution theories to explain nurturant, informational, and tangible support provision. Study 1 coded 441 participants' responses to open-ended questions about a recent conversation about a friend's sexual health uncertainty. It revealed that stability and responsibility attributions were made, and fear was the most common emotion described. Desire to provide support and knowledge also were prominent themes. Study 2's online survey of 248 emerging adults indicated that the more support providers assigned blame for the sexual health uncertainty to the friend, the more fear support providers experienced, yet the more fear experienced, the more nurturant, informational, and tangible support they provided. Perceived sexual health knowledge diminished the association between blame attributions and support provision.

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归因、情绪和性健康知识对性健康不确定的朋友提供支持的影响

当遇到性健康的不确定性时，初显期的成年人通常依靠朋友的支持；然而，所提供的支持并不总是有用的。本研究将对不确定性的支持置于评价和归因理论中，以解释培育性、信息性和有形的支持提供。研究1对441名参与者的回答进行了编码，这些回答是关于最近一次关于朋友性健康不确定性的谈话的开放式问题。它揭示了稳定性和责任感的归因，恐惧是最常见的情绪描述。提供支持和知识的愿望也是突出的主题。研究2对248名新生成人的在线调查表明，支持提供者越多地将性健康不确定性归咎于朋友，支持提供者体验到的恐惧就越多，但体验到的恐惧越多，他们提供的养育性、信息性和有形的支持就越多。感知到的性健康知识削弱了责备归因和支持提供之间的联系。

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Health Communication Multiple-

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184

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