Development of a scale to measure attitude toward the condom as a method of birth control
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Sex Research
- Vol. 20 (3) , 255-263
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224498409551224
Abstract
The Attitude Toward Condoms Scale (ATC) was developed as an assessment instrument for use in research directed toward promotion of barrier methods of contraception. The resulting 40‐item, Likert‐type scale was found to have an internal consistency reliability coefficient of .93, with an average inter‐item correlation of .24. It is comprised of five major factors, accounting for 45% of the total variance. The scale has been shown to be sensitive to a positive attitude change manipulation, giving some evidence of its construct validity.Keywords
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