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Intentions to Use the Female Condom Among African American Adults 1
Author(s) -
Bogart Laura M.,
Cecil Heather,
Pinkerton Steven D.
Publication year - 2000
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.1559-1816.2000.tb02475.x
Subject(s) - casual , condom , psychology , promotion (chess) , social psychology , demography , female condom , family planning , population , medicine , research methodology , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , syphilis , politics , political science , law , materials science , composite material
The present study tested whether the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and self‐efficacy for female condom use predicted intentions to use the female condom among African American adults. Participants were 137 men and women, 18 to 35 years of age, who were recruited from a community‐based organization. Results indicate that: (a) the TRA model has predictive utility for women's but not for men's intentions to use the female condom with both main and casual sex partners, and (b) the TRA model was a better predictor of intentions to use the female condom with main than with casual partners. Implications for female condom‐use promotion are discussed.