The Predictive Role of Self-efficacy, Outcome Expectancies, Past Behavior and Attitudes on Condom Use in a Sample of Female College Students

Daniele Artistico; LaShandra Oliver; Sara Maria Dowd; Arielle Maria Rothenberg; Mona Khalil

doi:10.5334/jeps.cl

The Predictive Role of Self-efficacy, Outcome Expectancies, Past Behavior and Attitudes on Condom Use in a Sample of Female College Students

Journal of European Psychology Students

Volume 5 (2014): Issue 3

By: Daniele Artistico, LaShandra Oliver, Sara Maria Dowd, Arielle Maria Rothenberg and Mona Khalil

Open Access

|Dec 2014

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of self-efficacy in relation to condom use. A sample of 87 female college students completed self-report measures related to their sexual history, attitudes towards condoms and past condom use, as well as their outcome expectancy and intention to use condoms in the future. The results showed a positive correlation between self-efficacy and positive attitudes towards condom use, as well as correlations between past behavior, self-efficacy and intention to use condoms in the future. Multiple linear regression models were used to further explore the relationship between self-efficacy, past condom use, outcome expectancy and attitudes toward condoms, with the intention to use condoms in the future. The results demonstrated that both self-efficacy and past condom use are significant predictors of an individual’s intention to use condoms in the future.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.cl | Journal eISSN: 2222-6931

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Language: English

Page range: 100 - 107

Published on: Dec 5, 2014

Published by: Ubiquity Press

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Keywords:

Self-efficacy,

Safer Sex Practices,

Condom Use,

Female College Students,

Outcome Expectancies.

© 2014 Daniele Artistico, LaShandra Oliver, Sara Maria Dowd, Arielle Maria Rothenberg, Mona Khalil, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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