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Determinants of Condom Use Among High‐Risk Heterosexual Adults: A Test of the Theory of Reasoned Action 1
Author(s) -
Morrison Diane M.,
Gillmore Mary Rogers,
Baker Sharon A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1995.tb01767.x
Subject(s) - condom , theory of reasoned action , psychology , psychological intervention , social psychology , test (biology) , inclusion (mineral) , clinical psychology , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , paleontology , syphilis , psychiatry , biology
The research presents tests of traditional and augmented versions of Fishbein and Ajzen's Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), applied to condom use among adult clients of a sexually transmitted disease clinic. In a longitudinal survey, predictor variables suggested by Ajzen and Fishbein (1980), plus gender and condom use self‐efficacy, were measured at Time 1. Condom use at Time 2, 3 months later, was regressed onto these variables. The traditional TRA worked well to predict condom use intentions and behavior. Support was also found for inclusion of gender and self‐efficacy in the prediction of intention to use condoms, but not behavior. Implications for interventions to increase condom use among those at high risk for AIDS and other STDs are discussed.