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Influence of the parent–adolescent relationship on condom use among South Korean male college students *
Author(s) -
Cha Eun Seok,
Kim Kevin H.,
Doswell Willa M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00326.x
Subject(s) - condom , psychological intervention , self efficacy , referral , medicine , psychology , demography , clinical psychology , family medicine , social psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , syphilis , sociology
This study examined the mediating role of condom self‐efficacy between the parent–adolescent relationship and the intention to use condoms with a submodel based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Male students aged 18–25 years ( n = 176) were recruited from a university in Seoul, South Korea, using a flyer and self‐referral in 2004. A sample of 170 male students was retained for the final data analyses as six subjects had incomplete data on more than one instrument. Condom self‐efficacy completely mediated the prediction of intention to use condoms by the quality of the mother–son relationship. However, condom self‐efficacy did not mediate the relationship between the quality of the father–son relationship and the intention to use condoms. Only an indirect effect between the quality of the father–son relationship and the intention to use condoms existed. The suggested sex education programs should develop culture‐specific, theory‐based, and family‐based interventions in order to reduce risky sexual behavior among South Korean adolescents.