Date of Award

2009

Degree Type

Open Access Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Psychology, MA

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© 2009 Benjamin J. Marcus

Keywords

Social Psychology, AIDS (Disease), HIV infections, Identification (Psychology), Social Identification, Community psychology, Universities and colleges-Graduate work

Subject Categories

Sociology

Abstract

The goal of this study was to explore factors that lead to engagement in the community affected by HIV and AIDS (CAHA). An additional goal of this study was to better understand the relationships between psychological sense of community (PSOC) and social identification (SI), and their connections to two classes of motivations: community concern motivations (CCM) and esteem enhancement motivations (EEM). These constructs predicted two types of engagement in CAHA: AIDS activism and intentions for future participation in community related activity. Analyses were conducted on existing data (Omoto, 2005). The results indicate that PSOC and SI should be considered as independent constructs that uniquely explain community engagement. CCM were found to mediate these relationships, potentially explaining their links.

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Previously linked to as: http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/stc,73

DOI

10.5642/cguetd/6

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