Negotiating Power for Condom Use is a 3-item measure that captures women's anticipation of negative responses by steady sexual partners to a request for condom use.
Geographies Tested: United States of America
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adults
1. If you asked your steady partner to use a condomrubber, do you think he would
refuse to have sex with you?
2. If you asked your steady partner to use a condomrubber, do you think he would get violent?
3. If you asked your steady partner to use a condomrubber, would he think you had sex with someone else?
Response Options:
Yes - 1
Probably yes - 2
Probably no - 3
No - 4
The mean of the item scores is calculated for the total measure score. Alternatively, items can be recoded as 1 “yes” or “probably yes” and 2 “probably no” or “no” and then items are summed.
Randolph, M. E., Gamble, H. L., & Buscemi, J. (2011). The influence of trauma history and relationship power on Latinas' sexual risk for HIV/STIs. International Journal of Sexual Health, 23(2), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2011.566306
Psychometric Score
Ease of Use Score
Formative ResearchQualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
ReliabilityInternal
Test-retest
Interrater
ValidityContent
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
KEY
Ease of UseReadability
Scoring Clarity
Length
Evidence-based Measures of Empowerment for Research on Gender Equality (EMERGE)
Copyright 2023 – All Rights Reserved
to get the latest updates on new measures and guidance for survey researchers