Table 3: Social Cognitive Theory Constructs in the Context of Couple-Based Intervention for Behavioral HIV Risk Reduction

Information/Knowledge
  • HIV/STI knowledge
  • Psychopharmacological effects of methamphetamine use
  • Physiological and neuropsychological effects of methamphetamine use
  • Correct condom use

Outcome Expectancies
  • Cost/benefit of sexual risk behaviors
  • Cost/benefit of methamphetamine use
  • Impact of methamphetamine use on the relationship

Social and Self-Regulatory Skills
  • Recognize triggers for risk behaviors and ability to enact risk reduction
  • Recognize triggers for methamphetamine use and ability to avoid use
  • Reinforcement of health-promoting decisions and behaviors
  • Relationship-based regulatory skills (e.g., couple communication, joint problem-solving/reinforcement)

Self-Efficacy
  • Perceived ability to refrain from risk and/or enact risk reduction
  • Perceived ability to abstain from methamphetamine use
  • Belief in ability to assist [or resist] partner’s influence on behavior(s)

Social Support
  • Increasing number and strength of contacts who promote and/or reinforce risk reduction and abstaining from methamphetamine use
  • Increasing number and strength of contacts who promote and/or reinforce risk reduction and abstaining from methamphetamine use
  • Increasing number and strength of contacts who nurture the well-being of African American MSM and their intimate relationships.