Determinants of College Women's Intentions to Tell Their Partners to Use Condoms.

The article assesses the intentions of college women to tell their partners to use condoms by examining the applicability of the theory of reasoned action and the additional prediction contributed by perceived behavioral control and the emotional reaction variables. In this study, researchers examined the applicability of the theory of reasoned action (TORA) as a framework for developing such interventions. More specifically, in this paper authors will attempt to understand and predict college women's intentions to tell their partners to use condoms every time they have sexual intercourse. Although there are empirical studies supporting the applicability of TORA to condom-using behavior, there are some theoretical issues authors would like to address. According to TORA, the immediate antecedent of any given behavior is the person's intention (BI) to perform that behavior. The theory also specifies two conceptually independent determinants of BI, one personal in nature and the other reflecting social influence. The personal factor is the individual's positive or negative feelings with respect to his or her performing that behavior: the attitude toward the behavior.