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College students and condom attitude: validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS).
J Am Coll Health. 2011; 59(8):708-14.JA

Abstract

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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Hollub AV
Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA. avhollub@yahoo.com
Reece M
No affiliation info available
Herbenick D
No affiliation info available
Hensel DJ
No affiliation info available
Middlestadt SE
No affiliation info available

MeSH

CondomsFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePredictive Value of TestsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesStudentsUniversitiesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Validation Study

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21950251

Citation

Hollub, Ariane V., et al. "College Students and Condom Attitude: Validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude Toward Condoms Scale (MFACS)." Journal of American College Health : J of ACH, vol. 59, no. 8, 2011, pp. 708-14.
Hollub AV, Reece M, Herbenick D, et al. College students and condom attitude: validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS). J Am Coll Health. 2011;59(8):708-14.
Hollub, A. V., Reece, M., Herbenick, D., Hensel, D. J., & Middlestadt, S. E. (2011). College students and condom attitude: validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude toward Condoms Scale (MFACS). Journal of American College Health : J of ACH, 59(8), 708-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2010.546462
Hollub AV, et al. College Students and Condom Attitude: Validation of the Multi-Factor Attitude Toward Condoms Scale (MFACS). J Am Coll Health. 2011;59(8):708-14. PubMed PMID: 21950251.
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