title: College students and condom attitude: validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus incidence rates remain high among college-aged individuals. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited from a large midwestern university during February and March 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected using in-class data collection with a test-retest design from undergraduate courses. A total of 442 surveys were collected during initial testing and 421 during retesting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reliability assessments indicated a sufficient Cronbach's alpha for the total scale (α = .805) and each subscale: affective (α = .790), perceived effectiveness (α = .795), and manageability (α = .751). Further analyses provide evidence of construct validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study reaffirmed the psychometric properties of the MFACS among a sample of college students. The MFACS provides a contemporary way to examine condom attitudes as sexual health research is moving beyond only disease prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA. avhollub@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ariane V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hollub
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: Debby
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herbenick
authors.forename: Devon J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hensel
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Middlestadt
mesh_terms: D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult