Condom Self-Efficacy Scale (Hanna, 1999)

Perceived capacity to correctly use condoms in adolescents and young adults; 14 Items, Ages 13-26

Populations: Adolescents and Young Adults
Age ranges: 13-26
Languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Thai
Countries: Brazil; South Korea; Thailand; United States

Items

Factors

Communication Self-Efficacy
Consistent Use Self-Efficacy
Correct Use Self-Efficacy

Items by factor

Communication Self-Efficacy

I could talk about using condoms with any sexual partner
I could talk about using a condom if I were unsure of my partner’s feelings about condoms.
I could talk about using condoms with a potential sexual partner before we started to hug and kiss.
I could talk a partner into using a condom when we have sexual intercourse.
I could say no to sex if my partner refused to use a condom.

Consistent use Self-Efficacy

I could carry a condom with me in case I needed one
I could use a condom each time I and my partner had sex
I could use a new condom each time I and my partner had sex

Correct Use Self-Efficacy

I could stop to put a condom on myself or my partner.
I or my partner could unroll a condom all the way to the base of the penis
I could use a condom without it slipping.
I or my partner could get rid of a condom in the garbage after sex.
I or my partner could hold the condom at the base of the penis while withdrawing after sex.
I could use a condom if drinking beer, wine or other liquor

Responses

Items used a 5 Point Likert-type scale, 1 = very unsure, 2 = unsure, 3 = somewhat sure, 4 = sure, 5 = veru sure.

Scoring

Not Reported

Citations

English; original validation

Hanna, K. M. (1999). An Adolescent and Young Adult Condom Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 14(1). doi: 10.1016/S0882-5963(99)80061-X

Brazilian Portugese

Sousa, C. S. P. D., Castro, R. C. M. B., Pinheiro, A. K. B., Moura, E. R. F., Almeida, P. C., & Aquino, P. D. S. (2018). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale: Application to Brazilian adolescents and young adults. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 25(0). https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1062.2991

Korean

Cha, E., Kim, K. H., & Burke, L. E. (2008). Psychometric Validation of a Condom Self-efficacy Scale in Korean. Nursing Research, 57(4), 245–251.

Thai

Thato, S., Hanna, K., Rodcumdee, B. (2005). Translation and Validation of the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale with Thai Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(1), 36-40

Scoring breakdown

Measure development

Significant design input from young people
Cognitive interviews with young people
Expert input

Validity

Green: Face validity
Unknown: Convergent validity
Green: Construct validity

Reliability

Green: Internal consistency
Unknown: Test-retest

Ease of use

Unknown: Readability

Definitions

Face validity: How well a measure appears to represent the construct it is supposed to be measuring.

Convergent validity: How well a measure correlates with other hypothetically-related measures.

Construct validity: The extent to which a measure reflects the construct it was designed to evaluate.

Internal consistency: The extent to which items in a scale capture aspects of the same construct.

Test-retest: The degree to which measurement scores are consistent over a short period of time (usually 2 weeks).

Readability: The ease with which a reader can understand the questionnaire items.

Key

Green: Meets validation criteria
Red: Does not meet validation criteria
Unknown: Evidence not available