Document 0286
 DOCN  M9460286
 TI    Dimensions of self-efficacy among three distinct groups of condom users.
 DT    9404
 AU    Brien TM; Thombs DL; Mahoney CA; Wallnau L; Department of Health
       Science, State University of New York,; Brockport.
 SO    J Am Coll Health. 1994 Jan;42(4):167-74. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94179678
 AB    Condom use self-efficacy can be defined as expectations about one's
       ability to use condoms under a variety of circumstances. This
       investigation examined the factor structure of the Condom Use
       Self-Efficacy Scale (CUSES) in an 18- to 23-year-old college population
       (N = 339) and tested the ability of the factors to distinguish among
       three groups of condom users (nonusers, sporadic users, and ritualistic
       users). Emerging from a principal components analysis were four reliable
       factors labeled Mechanics, Partner's Disapproval, Assertive, and
       Intoxicants. Results from a discriminant analysis indicated that
       sporadic users were best distinguished from ritualistic users by number
       of sex partners, use of intoxicants, and intensity of alcohol use. The
       sporadic users had more sex partners, were less confident of their
       ability to use condoms when intoxicated, and were heavier drinkers than
       were the ritualistic users. Nonusers were best distinguished from
       ritualistic users by the factor labeled Assertive. Nonusers were
       significantly less confident in their ability to discuss condoms and to
       insist on their use with a sexual partner. Implications of the findings
       for improving campus-based programs to prevent the spread of human
       immunodeficiency virus infection and sexually transmitted diseases are
       discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence
       Adult  Alcohol Drinking  Condoms/*UTILIZATION  Female  Health Behavior
       Human  Male  Questionnaires  *Sex Behavior  Sexually Transmitted
       Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Students  Universities  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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