Document 0808
 DOCN  M9440808
 TI    Gender differences in AIDS-relevant condom attitudes and condom use.
 DT    9404
 AU    Sacco WP; Rickman RL; Thompson K; Levine B; Reed DL; Department of
       Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa; 33620.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1993 Winter;5(4):311-26. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94128505
 AB    Two studies, conducted approximately one year apart, examined gender
       differences in AIDS-relevant condom attitudes, condom use behaviors, and
       relationships among attitudes and condom use behaviors. Subjects (N =
       248, N = 528) were undergraduates, primarily heterosexual. Females
       reported more favorable attitudes, with the exception of greater
       inhibition about buying and possessing condoms. Men engaged in
       preliminary condom use behaviors (carrying and keeping condoms at home)
       substantially more often than did women. Preliminary condom use
       behaviors predicted past and intended condom use more consistently for
       men than for women. Relationships between condom attitudes and condom
       use behaviors were generally similar for both sexes, with poorer
       self-control explaining the most variance in past and intended condom
       use. These results, interpreted from the perspective of Eagly's (1987)
       gender role theory, suggest that although females may indirectly
       influence condom use decisions, providing condoms is the expected role
       of males, infusing them with greater control over the interpersonal
       process.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  *Condoms  Female  *Gender
       Identity  Human  Internal-External Control  *Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  Male  Middle Age  Personality Inventory  *Sex Behavior  Sex
       Education  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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