Contraceptive behavior in college-age males related to Fishbein model

Ewald, Bonnie Marie; Roberts, Carolyn

doi:10.1097/00012272-198504000-00007

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“…In the area of condom use, several studies have found that the TRA accounts for 30-40% of variance in condom use intentions and 20-30% of variance in reported condom use (Ewald & Roberts, 1985;Fisher, 1984;McCarty, 198 1). Both the normative and expectancy value components of the TRA were significant predictors of condom use intention in these studies.…”

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Predicting Undergraduate Condom Use with the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis Attitude‐Behavior Models: Implications for Public Health Interventions¹

Boyd

Wandersman

1991

J Applied Social Pyschol

154

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The present study used two social‐psychological theories of attitude‐behavior relationships to investigate condom use by college undergraduates. One purpose of the present research is to provide information for public health practitioners to better design theory‐based interventions to reduce the incidence of STD's by increasing the use of condoms. Another purpose is to compare the relative usefulness of two attitude‐behavior models in predicting condom use. The Fishbein and Ajzen theory of reasoned action (Ajzen, 1988; Fishbein & Ajzen. 1980) was compared with a version of Triandis' theory of attitude‐behavior relations (Triandis, 1977). Of major interest was whether variables in this version of the Triandis model increased the explanatory power of the Fishbein and Ajzen model in the prediction of condom use intention and behavior. In addition, specific outcome beliefs and normative beliefs held by subjects were used to predict condom use. One hundred and ninety college undergraduates were given a questionnaire designed to measure the components of the two models. Three months after completing the questionnaire, subjects were contacted by phone to record the subject's frequency of condom use (if the subject reported having had intercourse) during the 3‐month period between initial assessment and follow‐up. In the prediction of intention to use a condom, results indicate that one variable from the Triandis model, personal normative beliefs, increases the explanatory power offered by the expectancy value and normative belief components of the Fishbein and Ajzen model. In the prediction of reported condom use during the 3‐month follow‐up period, two variables from the Triandis model—perceived susceptibility and AIDS fear—significantly increased the predictive power of the Fishbein and Ajzen model. Based on these results, the authors propose an alternative model to explain undergraduate condom use. The implications of these findings for public health interventions to encourage the use of condoms is discussed.

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Predicting Undergraduate Condom Use with the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis Attitude‐Behavior Models: Implications for Public Health Interventions¹

Boyd

Wandersman

1991

J Applied Social Pyschol

154

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“…Studies based conceptually on the TRA and the TPB have provided evidence of positive associations between beliefs and attitudes about the outcomes of using birth control pills, condoms, and various contraceptives, and intention to use, and/or use of birth control pills; [19][20][21] and intention to use and/or use of condoms. 9,19,[22][23][24][25][26][27] Similarly, there is some evidence, in studies using the TRA and the TPB, for the relationship between subjective norms and intention to use and/or use of condoms; [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] and intention to use and/or use of oral contraceptives. [19][20][21] Although studied to a lesser extent, perceived behavioural control has been found to be associated with intention to use condoms.…”

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Factors Predictive of Adolescents’ Intentions to Use Birth Control Pills, Condoms, and Birth Control Pills in Combination with Condoms

Craig

Wade

Allison

et al. 2000

Can J Public Health

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“…Attitudes of young men and women toward condom use vary widely (Finkel & Finkel, 1976). Some males have indicated their intention to use condoms (Ewald & Roberts, 1985), while other young males and females believe condoms interfere with sexual pleasure (Dryfoos, 1985;Clark, Jabin, & Hardy, 1984). In the hope that mass education increases the use of condoms to prevent HIV transmission and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), health educators have made large-scale efforts to provide knowledge to particular target groups (McKusick, Horstman, & Coates, 1985;Valdiserri, Lyter, Kingsley, Leviton, Schofield, Huggins, Monton, & Runaldo, 1987;Townsend, Diaz De May, Sepulveda, Santos de Garsal, & Rosenhouse, 1987).…”

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College Students' Knowledge About AIDS and Attitudes Toward Condom Use

Strader¹,

Beaman²

1989

Public Health Nursing

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College students were surveyed to determine their knowledge about AIDS and attitudes toward condom use. Overall scores were high, with a mean of 22.5 on the 28-item true-false questionnaire. Of the 81 percent of respondents who indicated they were presently or had been sexually active, only 40 percent reported using condoms; 87 percent expressed an intention to have vaginal intercourse and 18 percent to have rectal intercourse. From the open-ended questions about condoms, 37 beliefs were elicited and the 10 most frequently mentioned were identified. The majority of subjects reported protection against sexually transmitted diseases and preventing pregnancy as the most important reasons for using condoms. Forty-seven percent also believed condoms important for preventing AIDS. Other significant beliefs about condom use included that they cause less worry, interfere with spontaneous sexual response, decrease pleasure for self and/or partner, are inconvenient and uncomfortable, and decrease feeling. The most significant referents for deciding about condom use were mothers in younger subjects and sexual partners for older subjects. These results indicate the need for influencing attitudes and normative beliefs to change condom use behavior.

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Contraceptive behavior in college-age males related to Fishbein model

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Predicting Undergraduate Condom Use with the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis Attitude‐Behavior Models: Implications for Public Health Interventions¹

Predicting Undergraduate Condom Use with the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis Attitude‐Behavior Models: Implications for Public Health Interventions¹

Factors Predictive of Adolescents’ Intentions to Use Birth Control Pills, Condoms, and Birth Control Pills in Combination with Condoms

College Students' Knowledge About AIDS and Attitudes Toward Condom Use

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Factors Predictive of Adolescents’ Intentions to Use Birth Control Pills, Condoms, and Birth Control Pills in Combination with Condoms

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Predicting Undergraduate Condom Use with the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis Attitude‐Behavior Models: Implications for Public Health Interventions¹

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