Correlates of condom-associated erection problems in young, heterosexual men: Condom fit, self-efficacy, perceptions, and motivations

Stephanie A. Sanders; Brandon J. Hill; Richard A. Crosby; Erick Janssen

doi:10.1007/s10461-013-0422-3

Correlates of condom-associated erection problems in young, heterosexual men: Condom fit, self-efficacy, perceptions, and motivations

Stephanie A. Sanders, Brandon J. Hill, Richard A. Crosby, Erick Janssen

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Abstract

Questionnaire data from 479 heterosexual men 18-24 years old were analyzed for correlates of CAEP during application (CAEP-Application) and CAEP during penile-vaginal intercourse (CAEP-PVI). Potential correlates were self-efficacy (condom application, product selection, and maintaining arousal), condom perceptions (condom worry/distraction, negative condom perceptions, concerns about application speed), condom fit, and motivation to use condoms. We conclude that (1) experiencing CAEP may become a repeating cycle, both affecting and being affected by, worry and distraction related to losing erections and maintaining arousal while using a condom (2) poorly fitting condoms may contribute to CAEP, and (3) CAEP may decrease motivation to use condoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-134
Number of pages	7
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0422-3
State	Published - Jan 2014

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Acknowledgments Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R21 HD 060447 E. Janssen and S.A. Sanders (PIs). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Keywords

Condom perceptions
Condom self-efficacy
Condom use
Condoms
Erection problems

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Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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