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Review
. 2004 Aug;16(6):700-23.
doi: 10.1080/09540120412331269558.

Influences of social power and normative support on condom use decisions: a research synthesis

D Albarracín  1 , G T Kumkale, B T Johnson
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Review

Influences of social power and normative support on condom use decisions: a research synthesis

D Albarracín et al. AIDS Care. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

A meta-analysis of 58 studies involving 30,270 participants examined how study population and methodological characteristics influence the associations among norms, control perceptions, attitudes, intentions and behaviour in the area of condom use. Findings indicated that control perceptions generally correlated more strongly among members of societal groups that lack power, including female, younger individuals, ethnic-minorities and people with lower educational levels. Furthermore, norms generally had stronger influences among younger individuals and among people who have greater access to informational social support, including males, ethnic majorities and people with higher levels of education. These findings are discussed in the context of HIV prevention efforts.

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Fig. 1
Path analysis for the theory of planned behaviour with overall matrix of mean-weighted correlations adapted from an earlier review on condom use determinants by Albarracín et al. (2001). Path coefficients are presented next to each line. Indirect attitude refers to the belief-based measure of attitudes, which is a summary of the products of beliefs about the likely outcomes of the behaviour and the evaluations of these outcomes. Indirect norm refers to the belief-based measure of norms, which is a summary of the products of beliefs about whether specific people (e.g. friends) support condom use and the participant’s motivation to comply with those people.
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