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Condom Attitude Scale (CAS) for Adolescents

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Source Article

St Lawrence, J. S., Reitman, D., Jefferson, K. W., Alleyne, E., Brasfield, T. L., & Shirley, A. (1994). Factor structure and validation of an adolescent version of the condom attitude scale: An instrument for measuring adolescents' attitudes toward condoms. Psychological Assessment, 6(4), 352-359.

Response Options

Survey Items

  1. Using a condom takes the “wonder” out of sex.
  2. I am concerned about catching AIDS or some other sexually transmitted disease.
  3. A condom is not necessary when you and your partner agree not to have sex with anyone else.
  4. Condoms are messy.
  5. A condom is not necessary if you know your partner.
  6. Using condoms shows my partner I care about him/her.
  7. A condom is not necessary if you’re pretty sure the other person doesn’t have a sexually transmitted disease.
  8. If I’m not careful, I could catch a sexually transmitted disease.
  9. I wouldn’t use a condom if my partner refused.
  10. People who carry condoms would have sex with anyone.
  11. I wouldn’t mind if my partner brought up the idea of using a condom.
  12. Condoms create a sense of safety
  13. People who use condoms sleep around a lot.
  14. If I’m not careful, I could catch AIDS.
  15. Condoms take away the pleasure of sex.
  16. If my partner suggested using a condom, I would respect him or her.
  17. Other people should respect my desire to use a condom.
  18. I worry that I could catch a sexually transmitted disease.

Internal Reliability

Internal consistency reliability = 0.80

Validity

Criterion Validity (Correlation With Sexual Behavior Measures)

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

St Lawrence, J. S., Reitman, D., Jefferson, K. W., Alleyne, E., Brasfield, T. L., & Shirley, A. (1994). Factor structure and validation of an adolescent version of the condom attitude scale: An instrument for measuring adolescents' attitudes toward condoms. Psychological Assessment, 6(4), 352-359.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.