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Construction and Validation of a Self-Efficacy Scale for Latex Barrier Use.
Vicente Morell-mengualJesús Castro-calvoMaría Dolores Gil-llariosubject
AdultMaleSafe SexLinguistics and LanguagePsychometricsAdolescentLatexPsychometrics050109 social psychologyLanguage and Linguisticslaw.inventionDevelopmental psychologyCondomsYoung AdultCondomlawSurveys and QuestionnairesHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesGeneral PsychologyReliability (statistics)Self-efficacy05 social sciencesReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedExploratory factor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisSelf Efficacy050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesConvergent validityScale (social sciences)FemalePsychologyFactor Analysis Statisticaldescription
AbstractSome studies have concluded there is a relationship between perceived self-efficacy and behaviors that prevent HIV transmission. This paper presents the construction and validation of the latex barrier use self-efficacy scale (LBSS), which 480 participants filled out. Exploratory factor analysis yielded two components: positive expectations of self-efficacy (ES-POS) and negative expectations of self-efficacy (ES-NEG), which together accounted for 65.59% of total variance. That structure was later verified through confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency was .80 for the total scale, and .78 for each of the two factors. Moreover, the instrument had adequate convergent validity and was positively related with condom use self-efficacy, attitudes toward condom and latex barrier use, and ability to refuse sex if the partner refuses to use preventive methods. In conclusion, this instrument is a useful measure of self-efficacy in latex barrier use.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-23 | The Spanish journal of psychology |