Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to predict HPV vaccination intentions of college men. Issue 3 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Catalano, Hannah Priest; Knowlden, Adam P.; Birch, David A.; Leeper, James D.; Paschal, Angelia M.; Usdan, Stuart L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 65:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 197
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: College men -- health education -- HPV vaccination -- Theory of Planned Behavior; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1269771
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Objective : The purpose of this study was to test Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs in predicting human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination behavioral intentions of vaccine-eligible college men.Participants : Participants were unvaccinated college men aged 18–26 years attending a large public university in the southeastern United States during Spring 2015.Methods : A nonexperimental, cross-sectional study design was employed. Instrumentation comprised a qualitative elicitation study, expert panel review, pilot test, test-retest, and internal consistency, construct validity, and predictive validity assessments using data collected from an online self-report questionnaire.Results : The sample consisted of 256 college men, and the final structural model exhibited acceptable fit of the data. Attitude toward the behavior (β = .169) and subjective norm (β = 0.667) were significant predictors of behavioral intention, accounting for 58% of its variance.Conclusions : Practitioners may utilize this instrument for the development and evaluation of TPB-based interventions to increase HPV vaccination intentions of undergraduate college men.