Reliability and validity of a self-efficacy instrument for protective sexual behaviors

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 113-121

  Cecil, Heather ^a   Pinkerton, Steven D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Condom use; Reliability and validity; Self efficacy; Sexual behaviors; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031741273     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489809595631     Document Type: Article

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