%0 Journal Article
%T Does Self
%A Catherine E. Mosher
%A Joseph G. Winger
%A Shannon M. Christy
%J Clinical Nursing Research
%@ 1552-3799
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1054773817741590
%X Drawing upon health behavior change theories, the current study examined whether self-efficacy mediated relationships between social-cognitive factors (i.e., perceived risk, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, perceived severity, and cue to action) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intentions among college women. Unvaccinated women (N = 115) aged 18 to 25 years attending a Midwestern university completed an anonymous web-based survey assessing study variables. Correlational analyses and mediation analyses were conducted. Self-efficacy mediated relationships between two social-cognitive factors (i.e., perceived barriers to HPV vaccination¡ªindirect effect = £¿.16, SE = .06, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [£¿.31, £¿.06]¡ªand perceived risk of HPV-related conditions¡ªindirect effect = .16, SE = .09, 95% CI = [.01, .37]) and HPV vaccination intentions but was unrelated to the other three social-cognitive factors. Based on these findings, future research should test whether increasing self-efficacy through education on risk of HPV-related conditions and reducing barriers to HPV vaccination improves vaccine uptake in college women
%K HPV vaccination
%K health beliefs
%K health behaviors
%K cancer prevention
%K self-efficacy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1054773817741590