Sexual relationship power and gender socialization roles as predictor variables for beliefs about condoms, self-efficacy to use condoms, and condom use for African-American women

This study examined the relationship between sexual relationship power and gender roles as predictor variables for beliefs about condoms, self-efficacy to use condoms, and condom use for African-American women while accounting for sociodemographic characteristics. A sample of 95 participants was recruited from public and community organizations and programs in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.;All participants were administered five self-report questionnaires, i.e., the Sexual Relationship Power Scale SRPS), the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI), two subscales of the Condom Use Survey Scale (CUSS) Frequency of using Condoms and Negative Beliefs about Condoms and the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). Sociodemographic characteristics included age, education, income and martial status. The main findings of this study were: (a) being separated, statistically significantly predicted the use of condom, (b) being single statistically significantly predicted the use of condoms, and (c) gender socialization roles, statistically significantly predicted self-efficacy.;The findings from this study suggest that sexual relationship power was not significantly statistically related to condom use, attitude towards condoms and self-efficacy to use condoms. However, the role of gender socialization was found to have predictability on the criterion variables.