Validation of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale

Christopher Quinn-Nilas; Robin R. Milhausen; Rebecca Breuer; Julia Bailey; Menelaos Pavlou; Ralph J. DiClemente; Gina M. Wingood

doi:10.1177/1090198115598986

Validation of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale

Christopher Quinn-Nilas, Robin R. Milhausen, Rebecca Breuer, Julia Bailey, Menelaos Pavlou, Ralph J. DiClemente, Gina M. Wingood

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This study assessed a newly developed Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale designed to measure the sexual communication self-efficacy of adolescent men and women. Three-hundred and seventy-four U.K. adolescents completed this new scale, along with several other validity measures. Factor analysis revealed that the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale consisted of five underlying factors: contraception communication, positive sexual messages, negative sexual messages, sexual history, and condom negotiation. These factors demonstrated high internal consistency and presents evidence to support construct validity. This scale may have utility in assessing the effectiveness of interventions designed to enhance sexual communication and sexual health behaviors among young people.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	165-171
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health Education and Behavior
Volume	43
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198115598986
State	Published - Apr 2015

Keywords

adolescence
sexual communication self-efficacy
sexual health

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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