The moderating role of self-efficacy beliefs in the relationship between anticipated feelings of regret and condom use

Bakker, A. B., Buunk, B. P. and Manstead, Antony Stephen Reid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-2096 1997. The moderating role of self-efficacy beliefs in the relationship between anticipated feelings of regret and condom use. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 27 (22) , pp. 2001-2014. 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01637.x

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Abstract

This prospective study examined how the feelings of regret and self-blame one anticipates after engaging in unsafe sex affect condom use in new sexual relationships. The central theoretical question is whether self-efficacy perceptions can moderate the relationship between anticipated feelings and actual condom use. Consistent with theories of anticipated regret and social cognitive learning, participants were most likely to use condoms between the first and second waves of data collection when they anticipated negative feelings as a result of not using condoms (and positive feelings after having used condoms), particularly when they also believed that they had the power to exercise control over the sexual situation (high self-efficacy). The implications for interventions aimed at promoting safer sex are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	1559-1816
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 08:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/34625

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