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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

An examination of the psychometric properties of the Contraceptive and

Prophylactic Behavior Questionnaire (CPBQ)

AUTHORS

Giacoletti AM

SOURCE

Ann Arbor, Michigan, University Microfilms International, 1993. vi, 222 p. Order

No. 9410318

ABSTRACT

The psychometric properties of the Contraceptive and Prophylactic Behavior Questionnaire (CPBQ), developed by the

author to address the multiple components of the contraceptive behavior of young people, were assessed in a

sample of 101 unmarried undergraduate students ages 18-22 years at West Virginia University. The CPBQ solicits

information on sexual and contraceptive history as well as performance on a variety of social and procedural skills

related to heterosexual interactions. 54 of the subjects returned 2 weeks later to repeat CPBQ administration. Since

no significant gender differences were observed on any of the scales, data for male and female subjects were

combined. Subjects averaged 2.32 sexual partners in the 6 months preceding the study; 56% of acts of sexual

intercourse were unplanned, but contraception was used in 71% of acts of vaginal intercourse. A small percentage

of the subjects had engaged in social behaviors including discussing contraception with parents, asked a friend for

a contraceptive, purchased contraceptives at a store or pharmacy, or declined sex with a partner who refused to use a

contraceptive. Although almost perfect compliance was reported for oral contraceptive use, only 6 of the 10 condom

use steps were typically used. Tests of internal consistency indicated adequate levels, more so for the problem

than performance scales, and identified 10 items in need of deletion. Test-retest reliability was stable on social

behavior scales, but poor for items requiring subjects to identify the social and procedural behaviors involved in

effective contraception. In terms of construct validity, both scales meant to assess specific contraceptive use skills

and those measuring the extent to which these behaviors were problematic were positively correlated; further

evaluation of the CPBQ's convergent and divergent validity is needed. Although the study failed to confirm the utility

of the CPBQ, additional investigations seem warranted given the instrument's ability to address contraceptive

behaviors at the molecular as opposed to global level. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 23-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "An examination of the psychometric properties of the

Contraceptive and Prophylactic Behavior Questionnaire (CPBQ)", is(are) Giacoletti AM. The source of this article is

"Ann Arbor, Michigan, University Microfilms International, 1993. vi, 222 p. Order No. 9410318". This article was

published in 1993 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 23-06. All rights reserved with

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