7
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
0 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: not found

      An adolescent and young adult condom self-efficacy scale.

      Journal of pediatric nursing
      Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Attitude to Health, Condoms, Contraception Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Pediatric Nursing, Psychometrics, Questionnaires, Self Efficacy

      Read this article at

      ScienceOpenPublisherPubMed
      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          The purpose of this study was to initially test the psychometric properties of an adolescent and young adult condom self-efficacy scale. The sample consisted of 209 participants (13 to 26 years old) who voluntarily completed a 19-item scale. The items were developed based on a review of the literature and a review by experts in adolescents' and young adults' condom use. Item analysis was conducted and five items were deleted. Principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded three factors: communication abilities related to condom use, consistent condom use abilities, and correct condom use abilities. The three factors accounted for 42% of the variance. The alpha coefficient was .85 for the total scale. The scale could be used to assess perceived condom self-efficacy and to evaluate effectiveness of strategies to increase perceived condom self-efficacy among adolescents and young adults.

          Related collections

          Author and article information

          Journal
          10063250
          10.1016/S0882-5963(99)80061-X

          Chemistry
          Adolescent,Adolescent Behavior,Adult,Attitude to Health,Condoms,Contraception Behavior,Female,Humans,Male,Pediatric Nursing,Psychometrics,Questionnaires,Self Efficacy

          Comments

          Comment on this article