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. 2005 Mar;24(2):133-42.
doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.133.

Condom use among high-risk adolescents: testing the influence of alcohol use on the relationship of cognitive correlates of behavior

Angela Bryan  1 , Courtney A Rocheleau, Reuben N Robbins, Kent E Hutchinson
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Condom use among high-risk adolescents: testing the influence of alcohol use on the relationship of cognitive correlates of behavior

Angela Bryan et al. Health Psychol. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

The goal of this study was the exploration of distal effects of alcohol use on condom use. Criminally involved adolescents completed an initial measure of attitudes, beliefs, and prior behavior. Of the 300 who completed the initial measurement, 267 (89%) completed a behavioral assessment 6 months later. Analyses validated a theoretical model of condom use intentions and indicated that intentions and attitudes measured at baseline were significant predictors of condom use behavior 6 months later. Neither alcohol use nor alcohol problems moderated relationships among model variables or the influence of intentions and attitudes on behavior. The findings do not support a distal role for alcohol use in altering the cognitive correlates of condom use intentions and behavior among high-risk adolescents.

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Model of condom use intentions among sexually experienced high-risk adolescents. Coefficients are standardized path coefficients. Correlated errors between assertiveness and intoxication and between mechanics and obtaining subscales of self-efficacy are estimated but not shown. Overall model fit: χ2(59, N = 230) = 155.74, p < .001; comparative fit index = .88; root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .088; 90% confidence intervals of the RMSEA = .07–.11; standardized root-mean-square residual = .098. Intox. = using condoms while under the influence; Part. Dis. = dealing with partner dissatisfaction. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.
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