The Adolescent and Young Adult Condom Self-Efficacy Scale measures the latent variable, condom self-efficacy, with parsimony and reliability to assess a range of behaviors for condom use and to evaluate effectiveness of strategies to increase perceived condom self-efficacy among young people.
Developed by:
Kathleen M. Hanna
Measure domains:
Communication Self-Efficacy
Consistent Use Self-Efficacy
Correct Use Self-Efficacy
Consistent Use Self-Efficacy
Correct Use Self-Efficacy
Items and subscales:
19 items
Outcomes predicted:
Regular and irregular condom use
Cronbach's alpha:
0.85
subscales range from 0.72 - 0.78
subscales range from 0.72 - 0.78
Study population(s):
Adolescents ages 13-26 attending a county/city health department clinic, a university student health services clinic, and a teen clinic in a Midwestern city.
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
Closson, K., Dietrich, J., Lachowsky, N. J., Nkala, B., Cui, Z., Chia, J., . . . Miller, C. L. (2018). Gender differences in prevalence and correlates of high sexual self-efficacy among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa: Implications for gender-sensitive research and programming. AIDS Care, 30(4), 435-443
Citation of original article
Get citationHanna, K. M. (1999). An adolescent and young adult condom self-efficacy scale. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 14(1), 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0882-5963(99)80061-X