Instrument details

Instrument Title

Grimley Self-Efficacy for Condom Use

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Source Article

Grimley, D. M., Prochaska, J. O., Velicer, W. F., & Prochaska, G. E. (1995). Contraceptive and condom use adoption and maintenance: A stage paradigm approach. Health Education & Behavior, 22(1), 20.

Response Options

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = not at all confident to 5 = very confident.

Survey Items

General contraceptive use:

  1. How confident are you that you would use contraception when a method of birth control is not right on hand?
  2. How confident are you that you would use contraception when you have been using alcohol or other drugs?
  3. How confident are you that you would use contraception when your partner gets upset about it?
  4. How confident are you that you would use contraception when you (or your partner) feel side effects?
  5. How confident are you that you would use contraception when it is too much trouble?
Condom-main
  1. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you have been using alcohol or other drugs?
  2. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you are sexually aroused?
  3. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you think your partner might get angry?
  4. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you are already using another method of birth control?
  5. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you want your partner to know you are committed to your relationship?
Condom-other
  1. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you think the risk of disease is low?
  2. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you have been using alcohol or other drugs?
  3. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you cannot discuss condom use with a partner?
  4. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you think your partner might get upset?
  5. How confident are you that you would use a condom when you are already using another method of birth control?

Internal Reliability

Alpha from .84 to .88

Validity

Validity information was not available.

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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:

Grimley, D. M., Prochaska, J. O., Velicer, W. F., & Prochaska, G. E. (1995). Contraceptive and condom use adoption and maintenance: A stage paradigm approach. Health Education & Behavior, 22(1), 20.

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.