SynthesisPsychological bulletin2006
Conceptualizing the Influence of Social Agents of Behavior Change: A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of HIV-Prevention Interventionists for Different Groups.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Interventions to reduce risk for sexually transmitted infections in adolescents: A meta-analysis of trials, 2008-2016.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Ability of HIV Advocacy to Modify Behavioral Norms and Treatment Impact: A Systematic Review.American journal of public health · 2016Pooled it
- A synthesis of meta-analytic evidence of behavioral interventions to reduce HIV/STIs.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Pooled it
- When it comes to lifestyle recommendations, more is sometimes less: a meta-analysis of theoretical assumptions underlying the effectiveness of interventions promoting multiple behavior domain change.Psychological bulletin · 2015Pooled it
- HIV prevention interventions to reduce racial disparities in the United States: a systematic review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2012Pooled it
- Material and social incentives to participation in behavioral interventions: a meta-analysis of gender disparities in enrollment and retention in experimental human immunodeficiency virus prevention interventions.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2009Pooled it
- Effects of HIV-prevention interventions for samples with higher and lower percents of Latinos and Latin Americans: a meta-analysis of change in condom use and knowledge.AIDS and behavior · 2008Pooled it
- Nature, decay, and spiraling of the effects of fear-inducing arguments and HIV counseling and testing: a meta-analysis of the short- and long-term outcomes of HIV-prevention interventions.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2007Pooled it
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- Effects of a Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for Teenagers: A Cluster-Randomized Control Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- Mano a Mano-Mujer: an effective HIV prevention intervention for Chilean women.Health care for women international · 2012Trial
- Philani Plus (+): a Mentor Mother community health worker home visiting program to improve maternal and infants' outcomes.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2011Trial
- Preliminary findings from a brief, peer-led safer sex intervention for college students living in residence halls.The journal of primary prevention · 2009Trial
- Socio-structural and individual determinants of HIV/STI prevention behaviors in Chile: a national cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Changing beliefs or changing behavior? Understanding the belief-to-behavior process and intervening to curb the impact of misinformation.Journal of consumer psychology : the official journal of the Society for Consumer Psychology · 2026Article
- Media literacy interventions: meta-analytic review of 40 years of research.Human communication research · 2025Article
- What makes peers credible? A qualitative analysis to operationalize peer credibility in HIV-prevention and treatment programs for Latino MSM.AIDS care · 2025Article
- Investigating the role of source and source trust in prebunks and debunks of misinformation in online experiments across four EU countries.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
A meta-analysis of 166 HIV-prevention interventions tested theoretical predictions about the effects of experts, lay community members, and similar and dissimilar others, as agents of change. In general, expert interventionists produced greater behavior change than lay community members, and the demographic and behavioral similarity between the interventionist and the recipients facilitated behavioral change. Equally importantly, there were differences across groups in the efficacy of various sources, especially among populations of low status and/or power. These findings support the hypothesis that unempowered populations are more sensitive to characteristics of the interventionists who can facilitate access to various resources. In addition, they suggest the need to ensure the availability of health professionals from diverse demographic and behavioral backgrounds.
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