Brubaker R G, Wickersham D
Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond 40475-3108.
Health Psychol. 1990;9(2):154-63. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.9.2.154.
Identified factors associated with testicular self-examination (TSE) within the context of the theory of reasoned action. Subjects (232 male college students) received instruction in TSE and completed a questionnaire operationalizing the components of the theoretical model. During the following 6 weeks, a field intervention was conducted in which approximately half the subjects were exposed to posters reminding them to perform the exam. Multiple-regression analyses revealed that intention to perform TSE correlated significantly with attitude and subjective norm and that consideration of self-efficacy and TSE knowledge improved the prediction of intention. Significant differences in outcome expectancies and normative beliefs were found between subjects who intended to perform the exam and those who did not. Intention was moderately (r = .30, p less than .001) correlated with behavior; the intention-behavior correlation, however, was stronger among subjects who intended to perform the exam and were exposed to the posters (r = .55, p less than .001).
在理性行动理论的背景下确定与睾丸自我检查（TSE）相关的因素。研究对象（232名男大学生）接受了睾丸自我检查的指导，并完成了一份将理论模型各组成部分进行操作化的问卷。在接下来的6周内，进行了一项现场干预，其中约一半的研究对象接触到提醒他们进行检查的海报。多元回归分析显示，进行睾丸自我检查的意向与态度和主观规范显著相关，并且考虑自我效能感和睾丸自我检查知识可改善对意向的预测。在打算进行检查的研究对象和不打算进行检查的研究对象之间，发现了结果期望和规范信念的显著差异。意向与行为呈中度相关（r = .30，p < .001）；然而，在打算进行检查并接触到海报的研究对象中，意向与行为的相关性更强（r = .55，p < .001）。
