Determinants of College Women's Intentions to Tell Their Partners to Use Condoms1

In assessing college womens intentions to tell their partners to use condoms every time they have sexual intercourse the present study examined the applicability of the theory of reasoned action (TORA Fishbein and Ajzen 1975) and the additional prediction contributed by Ajzens (1985) perceived behavioral control and Triandis (1977) emotional reaction variables. 312 female college students completed a questionnaire designed to measure the aforementioned constructs. Consistent with TORA the results suggested that these womens intentions were significantly predicted from attitudes and subjective norms. Regarding the effects of the two additional variables only emotional reaction increased the prediction of intentions beyond that explained by TORA whereas perceived behavioral control did not improve the prediction. Both conceptual and applied implications of these findings for health interventions to increase condom use were discussed. (authors)

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