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Condom Use Among High-Risk Adolescents: Testing the Influence of Alcohol Use on the Relationship of Cognitive Correlates of Behavior.

Authors :
Bryan, Angela
Rocheleau, Courtney A.
Hutchison, Kent E.
Robbins, Reuben N.
Source :
Health Psychology; Mar2005, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p133-142, 10p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

The goal of this study was the exploration of distal effects of alcohol use on condom use. Criminally involved adolescents completed an initial measure of attitudes, beliefs, and prior behavior. Of the 300 who completed the initial measurement, 267 (89%) completed a behavioral assessment 6 months later. Analyses validated a theoretical model of condom use intentions and indicated that intentions and attitudes measured at baseline were significant predictors of condom use behavior 6 months later. Neither alcohol use nor alcohol problems moderated relationships among model variables or the influence of intentions and attitudes on behavior. The findings do not support a distal role for alcohol use in altering the cognitive correlates of condom use intentions and behavior among high-risk adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02786133
Volume :
24
Issue :
2
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Health Psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16624666
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.133