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Instrument Title

The UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale (MCAS)

View PDF - UCLA MCAS_Helweg-Larsen.pdf

Source Article

Helweg-Larsen, M., & Collins, B. E. (1994). The UCLA multidimensional condom attitudes scale: Documenting the complex determinants of condom use in college students. Health Psychology, 13(3), 224-237.

Response Options

Scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7) regarding intention and condom attitudes and past condom use

Survey Items

PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS: Please respond to all questions even if you are not sexually active or have never used (or had a partner who used) condoms. In such cases indicate how you think you would feel in such a situation.

SURVEY ITEMS:
Reliability and Effectiveness

  1. Condoms are an effective method of birth control.
    or
    Condoms are an effective method of preventing the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
  2. The condom is a highly satisfactory form of contraception.
  3. I think condoms are an excellent means of contraception.
  4. Condoms are unreliable.
  5. Condoms do not offer reliable protection.

    6. Pleasure
  6. The use of condoms can make sex more stimulating.
  7. Condoms ruin the sex act.
  8. Condoms are uncomfortable for both partners.
  9. Condoms are a lot of fun.
  10. Use of a condom is an interruption of foreplay.

    11. Identity Stigma
  11. Men who suggest using a condom are really boring

Internal Reliability

Alpha values for men and women were ranging from .74 to .94.

Validity

The construct validity for each factor in the scale was established. "The MCAS was correlated with relevant criterion variables-such as sexual experience, intentions to use condoms, and past as well as future condom use."

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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:

Helweg-Larsen, M., & Collins, B. E. (1994). The UCLA multidimensional condom attitudes scale: Documenting the complex determinants of condom use in college students. Health Psychology, 13(3), 224-237.

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.