Table I.

Condom use negotiation strategies

Strategies	Definitions	Performance possibilities
1. Reward	Person promises or provides positive consequences if partner uses a condom	Emphasize that sex will be more erotic as a reward for condom use Introduce the unique design of a condom (e.g. dots, ribs) which will bring about rewarding sensations
2. Emotional coercion	Person threatens to use or uses negative affective consequences in order to persuade partner to use a condom	Make a pitiful face if partner doesn’t want to use a condom Make partner believe that he will feel sorry for me if a condom is not used Tell partner that I will feel anxious or frigid instead of sexually aroused during sex if a condom is not used
3. Risk information	Person presents information about the risks of STIs or HIV/AIDS to persuade partner to use a condom	Tell partner that if we don’t use a condom, then one of us could end up with a sexually transmitted infection and/or HIV Tell partner that using a condom will protect us from sexually transmitted infections and/or HIV/AIDS
4. Seduction	Person uses (nonverbal) sexual arousal to distract or direct partner in order to persuade partner to use a condom	Start “fooling around” and then pull out a condom when it is time and ask for the use Get partner very sexually excited and then put a condom on without saying a word Use mouth to put a condom on during foreplay with oral sex, without saying a word
5. Deception	Person uses false information or deception to get partner to use a condom	Make up a reason why I want partner to use a condom, even though my real reason is to protect myself against diseases Make partner think I always use condoms when I have sex, even though sometimes I don t Pretend that I’m really concerned about pregnancy, when my real concern is sexually transmitted infections
6. Withholding sex	Person states or threatens that sexual activity will be withheld if partner does not use a condom	Tell partner that I will not have penetrative sex with him if we do not use a condom Make it clear that I will not have sex if condoms are not used Refuse to have sex with partner unless a condom is used
7. Relationship conceptualizing	Person uses caring or concern for the partner or relationship in order to get partner to use a condom	Let partner know that using a condom would show respect for my feelings Tell partner that it would really mean a lot to our relationship if he would use a condom Tell partner that using a condom would really show how he cares for me
8. Autocracy	Person uses authority, claims greater knowledge, or flatly insists on condom use	Tell partner that a condom must be used because I say so Tell partner that a condom must be used because I am the one who makes important decisions in our relationship
9. Direct request	Person requests the use of condoms in a direct, straightforward manner	Straightforwardly ask that we use a condom during penetrative sex Make a direct request to use a condom Be clear that I want to put a condom on

Note: Definitions and dimensions adapted from Noar et al. (2002)(17).