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    Korean J Adult Nurs. 2016 Aug;28(4):482-490. English.
    Published online Aug 31, 2016.
    https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2016.28.4.482
    © 2016 Korean Society of Adult Nursing
    Original Article

    Gender Difference in Mediating Effects of Self-Efficacy for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) among College Students' STD Knowledge, Susceptibility, and Sexual Autonomy

    Mijeong Park, Ph.D., RN
      • Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Hoseo University, Asan, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Park, Mijeong. Department of Nursing, Hoseo University, 20 Hoseo-ro, 79 beon-gil, Baebang-eup, Asan 31499, Korea. Tel: +82-41-540-9535, Fax: +82-41-540-9558, Email: mijeong@hoseo.edu
    Received May 10, 2016; Revised August 19, 2016; Accepted August 24, 2016.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of self-efficacy in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD), knowledge of and susceptibility to STD, and the role of gender in sexual autonomy.

    Methods

    Data were collected from 267 college students using self-report questionnaires during the period from the first to the twentieth of June 2015. Data were analyzed using χ2 test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, simple and multiple regression techniques with the PASW/WIN 20.0 program. Mediation analysis was performed according to the Baron and Kenny method and Sobel test.

    Results

    In male students, self-efficacy for STD prevention showed a full mediating effect in the relationship between STD susceptibility and sexual autonomy (β=-.08, p=.370). But in female students, it had a partial mediating effect (β=-.25, p=.001). And self-efficacy for STD prevention showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between knowledge of STD and sexual autonomy in the both male (β=.25, p=.005) and female students (β=.33, P<.001).

    Conclusion

    To enhance college students' sexual autonomy, it may be useful to build effective strategies enhancing students' knowledge about and susceptibility to STD and to develop a self-efficacy promotion program for college students.

    Keywords
    Sexually transmitted disease; Knowledge; Disease susceptibility; Self-efficacy; Personal autonomy

    Figures

    Figure 1
    Model showing the influence of knowledge about and susceptibility to STD on sexual autonomy, and the mediating effect of self-efficacy of STDs in male (a) and female students (b).

    Tables

    Table 1
    College Students' Characteristics (N=267)

    Table 2
    Correlational Relationships among Variables (N=267)

    Table 3
    Mediating Effect of Self-efficacy for STD Prevention in the Relationship between STD Knowledge and Sexual Autonomy (N=267)

    Table 4
    Mediating Effect of Self-efficacy for STD Prevention in the Relationship between STD Susceptibility and Sexual Autonomy by Gender (N=267)

    Notes

    This research was supported by the Academic Research Fund of Hoseo University in 2014 (2014-0441)

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    Disease Susceptibility
    Female
    Humans
    Male
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    Personal Autonomy
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases*
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