ABSTRACT
The advent of AIDS, as well as high rates of STDs among teenagers, has focused attention on the need for sexually-active teenagers to use condoms for disease prevention (Brooks-Gunn, Boyer & Hein, 1988; Holmes, Karon & Kreiss, 1990; Stiffman & Earls, 1990). Although most adults would prefer that teens protect themselves from pregnancy and disease by remaining sexually abstinent until adulthood, a substantial proportion of teens engage in intercourse during their high school years (Hayes, 1987; Wattleton, 1987). Consistent use of latex condoms for penetrative sex is widely regarded as the most effective method to prevent acquisition of disease (Carey et al., 1992; Centers for Disease Control, 1988).
