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Publication Date: 2007
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Predicting Willingness to Engage in Unsafe Sex and Intention to Perform Sexual Protective Behaviors among Adolescents
Myklestad, Ingri; Rise, Jostein
Health Education & Behavior, v34 n4 p686-699 2007
This article examines the sociocognitive processes contributing to intention to use contraception and willingness to engage in unsafe sex, using extended versions of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the Prototype/Willingness model (Gibbons & Gerrard, 1995, 1997). Data were obtained from a questionnaire delivered to all the pupils in ninth grade (N = 196) at three schools in Oslo. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to predict intention and willingness. The results showed that subjective norm was the most important predictor of intentions for girls, whereas moral norm was most important for boys' intentions and willingness. Prototypes were the most important predictor for girls' willingness. Implications of the findings are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Self Efficacy, Intention, Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Data, Grade 9, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Prediction, Moral Values, Behavior Standards
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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