The attitude/behavior discrepancy as a methodological artifact: comment on 'sexually active adolescents and condoms'. | Zendy

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The attitude/behavior discrepancy as a methodological artifact: comment on 'sexually active adolescents and condoms'.

Author(s) -

Carol A. Nickerson

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.10.1174

Subject(s) - sexually active , artifact (error) , sexual behavior , psychology , social psychology , public health , family planning , value (mathematics) , medicine , research methodology , population , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , nursing , neuroscience

A recent questionnaire-based study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that although sexually active adolescents both believe that the use of condoms offers protection against sexually transmitted diseases and value such protection, they do not intend to use (or have their partners use) condoms. This attitude/behavior discrepancy is more apparent than real. Six methodological problems in the study are discussed in detail in order to demonstrate how the overly simplified treatment of a complex behavior can lead to invalid conclusions.

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