Aremu, A. O.Adindu, P. A.Adeyemi, A. O.2025-07-232009-11118-4035ui_art_aremu_psychosocial_2009Nigerian Journal of Clinical and Counselling Psychology 15, pp. 313-324https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11097The study investigated the influence of some psychosocial factors (self-efficacy, emotional Intelligence, gender and age) and knowledge on HIV/AIDS attitudes of early adolescents. 240 school-going early adolescents (132 males and 108 females) aged between 10 and 14 years participated in the study. The measured effects of the independent variables using the Pearson r and hierarchical regression statistics indicated a joint relationship of the measures on HIV-AIDS altitudes of early adolescents. Similarly, participants' self-efficacy, El, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and age also influenced their attitudes towards HIV/AIDS. These findings suggest that early adolescents' attitudes towards HIV/AIDS could be improved through the variables investigated.enSelf-efficacyEmotional IntelligenceKnowledge of HIV/AIDSEarly adolescentsNigeriaArticle