Measuring the condom use self-efficacy of deployed, enlisted male U.S. Naval personnel.
This article summarizes the development and psychometric analysis of a condom use self-efficacy measure for deployed, enlisted male U.S. Naval personnel. Sample ethnic subgroups included European American, Latino/Hispanic, African American, Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Biracial/Multiracial. Excellent reliability statistics were obtained for the full sample (alpha = .93, N = 2,722) and various ethnic subgroups (alpha = .93 to .95, n = 44 to 1,383). Correlations between self-efficacy scores and measures of condom use were similar in magnitude to effect sizes reported in research involving civilian populations (r = .18 to .34). Significant differences in self-efficacy scores for groups of condom users (e.g., consistent and nonconsistent users) for the full sample of men and ethnic subgroups provided further support for construct validity (p < .05). Study findings support the reliability and validity of the condom self-efficacy measure in this population and indicate its usefulness and the need for investigating its psychometric properties in other populations.
Norris
Anne E
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Cornell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. norrisa@bc.edu
Phillips
Raymond E
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Grady
Kelly
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001213:Asian / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009326:Naval Medicine; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011594:Psychometrics; D021841:Safe Sex / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology