Date of Award
Summer 1994
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Crowley, John H.
Second Advisor
Ksobiech, Kenneth
Third Advisor
Schrank, Carl
Abstract
Using the theory of reasoned action as a guide, 172 inner-city Milwaukee teenagers were sampled (via questionnaire) as to their attitudes and normative influences regarding their decision to use or not use condoms. Not substantiating the theory, multiple regression analyses found that attitudes and subjective norms regarding condom use were not enough to significantly predict intention to use condoms. The theory of reasoned action was not completely supported by the current study There is evidence that the subjective norm component is conceptually valid, yet methodologically inadequate. Evidence also was acquired that perhaps for intimate behaviors of this sort the theory of planned behavior, an extension of the theory of reasoned action that includes a perceived behavioral control element, would be more suited as a foundation for a study of this type. Implications for advertising research methods and for the development of AIDS public service announcements promoting the use of condoms to this audience are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Salomon, Wendy W., "Developing AIDS Public Service Announcements for the Inner-City Teenager: A Theory of Reasoned Action Approach" (1994). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 2016.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/2016