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 Bira...

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Published in:Journal of nursing measurement 2007-01, Vol.15 (1), p.46-61
Main Authors: Norris, Anne E., Phillips, Raymond E., Grady, Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Management, and Leadership
Adult
African Americans - ethnology
Analysis of Variance
Asian Americans - ethnology
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Condoms - utilization
European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology
Focus Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hispanic Americans - ethnology
Humans
Male
Men - education
Men - psychology
Military Personnel - education
Military Personnel - psychology
Naval Medicine
Nursing
Nursing Education
Nursing Evaluation Research
Professional Issues and Trends
Psychometrics
Safe Sex - psychology
Self Efficacy
Sexual Partners
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
United States
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1061-3749
1945-7049
DOI:10.1891/106137407780851741