Stages of change and decisional balance for condom use with a romantic partner.
This article examines the relationship between decisional balance and stages of change for consistent condom use with a current romantic heterosexual partner. The sample consisted of 619 undergraduate students (35.1% males; mean of age = 20.31). The results show that the pros and cons of using condoms were significantly related to the stages of change for condom use, but that the pros were more strongly related. Therefore, campaigns for preventing the transmission of the HIV virus and other sexually transmitted diseases should attempt to maximize the perceived advantages of condom use, rather than refuting the cons.
Quality of Life Research Institute, University of Girona, Spain. francesc.prat@udg.edu
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D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012737:Sex Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014600:Utilization Review; D055815:Young Adult