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Condom accessibility: the moderating effects of alcohol use and erotophobia in the information-motivation-behavioral
Lindsey C Harkabus1, Jennifer J Harman, Jamie M Puntenney
1Troy University, Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA. lharkabus@troy.edu
Objective:
The information-motivation-behavioral skills model was used to investigate which factors were associated with condom accessibility among undergraduate college aged adults. Our aim was to also examine moderating effects of erotophobia/erotophilia and alcohol use, as these have been related to sexual risk and prevention behaviors among young adults.
Method:
Participants completed survey questionnaires on personal computers.
Results:
Support was found for the paths of the information-motivation-behavioral skills model. Alcohol use moderated the mediating effect of behavioral skills between motivation and condom accessibility, and erotophobia/erotophilia moderated the effect of motivation and behavioral skills on condom accessibility. Higher alcohol use was associated with a lower likelihood of having condoms accessible, and individuals with higher levels of erotophobia had weaker paths between motivation and behavioral skills than those with lower levels.
Discussion:
Discussion centers on the role of individual differences on protective behaviors that require planning and how intervention efforts can be tailored to promote these changes.
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