The association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication among college students.
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| Title: | The association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication among college students. |
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| Authors: | Gjoka, Mikaela (AUTHOR), Firkey, Madison K. (AUTHOR), Sheinfil, Alan Z. (AUTHOR), Woolf-King, Sarah E. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Dec2025, Vol. 73 Issue 10, p3902-3912. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Cross-sectional method, Statistical correlation, Scale analysis (Psychology), Pearson correlation (Statistics), Self-efficacy, Secondary analysis, T-test (Statistics), Data analysis, Sex distribution, Undergraduates, Human sexuality, Probability theory, Questionnaires, Decision making, Chi-squared test, Descriptive statistics, Sex customs, Condoms, Research, Statistics, Psychology of college students, Confidence intervals, Data analysis software, Sexual health |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Objective: Condomless sex and its related consequences are a persistent problem on college campuses in the United States. This study aimed to examine the association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication among college students, and whether this association was moderated by gender. Participants & methods: Undergraduate college students (N = 212; 50.5% female) were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk as part of a larger online study that examined normative feedback for condom use. Results: The association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication was significantly moderated by gender (B = −0.07, p <.001), such that condom use self-efficacy was associated with condom-decision abdication in college women (B = −0.05, p <.005) but not in college men (B =.02, p =.18). Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that condom use self-efficacy may be an important intervention target for promoting condom use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Objective: Condomless sex and its related consequences are a persistent problem on college campuses in the United States. This study aimed to examine the association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication among college students, and whether this association was moderated by gender. Participants & methods: Undergraduate college students (N = 212; 50.5% female) were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk as part of a larger online study that examined normative feedback for condom use. Results: The association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication was significantly moderated by gender (B = −0.07, p <.001), such that condom use self-efficacy was associated with condom-decision abdication in college women (B = −0.05, p <.005) but not in college men (B =.02, p =.18). Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that condom use self-efficacy may be an important intervention target for promoting condom use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07448481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2025.2455649 |
