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Validation of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale

Quinn-Nilas, C; Milhausen, RR; Breuer, R; Bailey, J; Pavlou, M; DiClemente, RJ; Wingood, GM; (2016) Validation of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale. Health Education & Behavior , 43 (2) pp. 165-171. 10.1177/1090198115598986. Green open access

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Abstract

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.

Type: Article
Title: Validation of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/1090198115598986
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198115598986
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2015 Society for Public Health Education. The published version of record is available from the SAGE journals website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198115598986
Keywords: adolescence, sexual communication self-efficacy, sexual health
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Statistical Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1477676
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