Structure of outcome beliefs in condom use. The Project RESPECT Study Group. |
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| Authors: | D Albarracín R M Ho P S McNatt W R Williams F Rhodes C K Malotte T Hoxworth G A Bolan J Zenilman M Iatesta |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA. albarrac@psych.ufl.edu |
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| Abstract: | To study the structure of beliefs about condom use outcomes, the authors derived and tested 4 psychosocial hypothetical models: (a) a 2-factor model of the personal and social outcomes of condom use; (b) a 2-factor model of the pros and cons of the behavior; (c) a 3-factor model (i.e., physical, self-evaluative, and social) of outcome expectancies; and (d) a thematic 4-factor model of the protection, self-concept, pleasure, and interaction implications of the behavior. All 4 models were studied with a confirmatory factor analysis approach in a multisite study of 4,638 participants, and the thematic solution was consistently the most plausible. Self-concept and pleasure were most strongly associated with attitudes toward using condoms, intentions to use condoms, and actual condom use, whereas protection and interaction generally had little influence. |
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