[Development of college students' condom attitude scale].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a scale for measuring the attitudes toward condom use in sexual relationships.


METHODS
A questionnaire was administered to 631 college students using a convenience sampling method. The psychometric properties (reliability and validity) were evaluated.


RESULTS
As a result of the item analysis, 16 items were selected and the internal consistency alpha coefficient was .88. Results indicated that the condom attitude scale is composed of three factors: Interruption of sexual pleasure; Protection; and Image. The three factors accounted for 59.54% of the variance in the total scale. Also, condom attitude was statistically significant (t=7.389, p=.000) between consistent condom users and inconsistent users.


CONCLUSIONS
The results demonstrate that condom attitudes are multidimensional, and the reliability and validity of the scale was supported.
Kang
Hee Sun
HS
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea. goodcare@cau.ac.kr
Chang
Soon-Bok
SB
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D017280:Condoms; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires