Citation

Quinn-Nilas C, Milhausen RR, Breuer R, Bailey J, Pavlou M, DiClemente RJ, Wingood GM. Health Educ. Behav. 2015; 43(2): 165-171.

Affiliation

Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1090198115598986

PMID

26286296

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.

Language: en