Publication Date
12-1-2025
Journal
Journal of American College Health
DOI
10.1080/07448481.2025.2455649
PMID
40053439
Abstract
Objective: Condomless sex and its related consequences are a persistent problem on college campuses in the United States. This study aimed to examine the association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication among college students, and whether this association was moderated by gender.
Participants & methods: Undergraduate college students (N = 212; 50.5% female) were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk as part of a larger online study that examined normative feedback for condom use.
Results: The association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication was significantly moderated by gender (B = -0.07, p < .001), such that condom use self-efficacy was associated with condom-decision abdication in college women (B = -0.05, p < .005) but not in college men (B = .02, p = .18).
Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that condom use self-efficacy may be an important intervention target for promoting condom use.
Keywords
Humans, Self Efficacy, Condoms, Male, Students, Female, Universities, Young Adult, Decision Making, Adult, Adolescent, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior, United States, Condom use, college students, condom use self-efficacy, condom-decision abdication, sexual health
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Gjoka, Mikaela; Firkey, Madison K; Sheinfil, Alan Z; et al., "The Association Between Condom Use Self-Efficacy and Condom-Decision Abdication Among College Students" (2025). Faculty, Staff and Students Publications. 6078.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/6078
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