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College students and condom attitude: validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS)
Ariane V Hollub1, Michael Reece, Debby Herbenick
1Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA. avhollub@yahoo.com
Objective:
Sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus incidence rates remain high among college-aged individuals. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS).
Participants:
Participants were recruited from a large midwestern university during February and March 2009.
Methods:
Data were collected using in-class data collection with a test-retest design from undergraduate courses. A total of 442 surveys were collected during initial testing and 421 during retesting.
Results:
Reliability assessments indicated a sufficient Cronbach's alpha for the total scale (α = .805) and each subscale: affective (α = .790), perceived effectiveness (α = .795), and manageability (α = .751). Further analyses provide evidence of construct validity.
Conclusions:
The study reaffirmed the psychometric properties of the MFACS among a sample of college students. The MFACS provides a contemporary way to examine condom attitudes as sexual health research is moving beyond only disease prevention efforts.
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