The theory of reasoned action and intention to seek cancer information.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the applicability of the theory of reasoned action to explain men's intentions to seek prostate cancer information.


METHODS
Three hundred randomly selected African American men participated in telephone interviews. Correlational and regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships among measures.


RESULTS
All relationships were significant in regression analyses. Attitudes and subjective norm were significantly related to intentions. Indirect measures of beliefs derived from elicitation research were associated with direct measures of attitude and subjective norms.


CONCLUSIONS
The data are sufficiently clear to support the applicability of the theory for this behavioral domain with African American men and suggest several important areas for future research.
Ross
Levi
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Institute of Public Health, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA. levi.ross@famu.edu
Kohler
Connie L
CL
Grimley
Diane M
DM
Anderson-Lewis
Charkarra
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000407:Alabama; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms