title: Structure of outcome beliefs in condom use. The Project RESPECT Study Group.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA. albarrac@psych.ufl.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albarracín
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: McNatt
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Malotte
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoxworth
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bolan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zenilman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iatesta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017280:Condoms; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010684:Philosophy; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept