TY - JOUR
T1 - Indirect and Direct Perceived Behavioral Control and the Role of Intention in the Context of Birth Control Behavior
AU - Hanson, Jessica D.
AU - Nothwehr, Faryle
AU - Yang, Jingzhen Ginger
AU - Romitti, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/11/25
Y1 - 2015/11/25
N2 - Unintended pregnancies can have negative consequences for both mother and child. The focus of this study was to utilize perceived behavioral control measures (PBC; part of the theory of planned behavior) to identify relevant behavioral determinants of birth control use. This study also tested associations between direct and indirect PBC measures and intention of birth control use and between intention and birth control use. The methods included a randomly selected sample of patients at a health care system in the Upper Midwest who were sent a self-administered survey, with 190 non-pregnant women returning completed surveys. Participants indicated a high level of control over using birth control, and a significant positive correlation was observed between direct and indirect PBC measures. Participants also reported high intentions to use birth control, and a significant positive correlation was observed between intention and PBC. Additionally, both PBC measures and intention were independently and significantly associated with behavior, and PBC remained significantly associated with behavior when intention was added into the model. In conclusion, compared to the previous literature, this study is unique in that it examines indirect PBC measures and also the important role that PBC plays with actual birth control behavior.
AB - Unintended pregnancies can have negative consequences for both mother and child. The focus of this study was to utilize perceived behavioral control measures (PBC; part of the theory of planned behavior) to identify relevant behavioral determinants of birth control use. This study also tested associations between direct and indirect PBC measures and intention of birth control use and between intention and birth control use. The methods included a randomly selected sample of patients at a health care system in the Upper Midwest who were sent a self-administered survey, with 190 non-pregnant women returning completed surveys. Participants indicated a high level of control over using birth control, and a significant positive correlation was observed between direct and indirect PBC measures. Participants also reported high intentions to use birth control, and a significant positive correlation was observed between intention and PBC. Additionally, both PBC measures and intention were independently and significantly associated with behavior, and PBC remained significantly associated with behavior when intention was added into the model. In conclusion, compared to the previous literature, this study is unique in that it examines indirect PBC measures and also the important role that PBC plays with actual birth control behavior.
KW - Perceived behavioral control
KW - Sexual health
KW - Theory of planned behavior
KW - Women’s health
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-014-1658-x
DO - 10.1007/s10995-014-1658-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 25421330
AN - SCOPUS:84931564331
SN - 1092-7875
VL - 19
SP - 1535
EP - 1542
JO - Maternal and child health journal
JF - Maternal and child health journal
IS - 7
ER -