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.
Cornell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. norrisa@bc.edu
Anne E
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Norris
Raymond E
RE
Phillips
Kelly
K
Grady
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