@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of the Sexual Experiences Survey--Revised as a screening measure for sexual assault victimization among college students",
journal="Psychology of violence",
year="2019",
author="Littleton, Heather and Layh, Marlee and Rudolph, Kelly and Haney, Laura",
volume="9",
number="5",
pages="555-563",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The Sexual Experiences Survey--Revised (SES-R) is considered the &quot;gold standard&quot; for screening for sexual victimization experiences in adults. However, research studies examining the psychometrics of this instrument are scant. This article examines response consistency among individuals endorsing a sexual victimization history on the SES-R, as well as examines the extent to which the SES-R yields true and false positives. <br><br>METHOD: A total of 1,263 college students completed the SES-R victimization items online for course credit. A total of 189 individuals who endorsed having a sexual victimization history on the SES-R completed the measure online again after a period of 1-4 weeks, as well as provided a written description of their sexual victimization experience. <br><br>RESULTS: Consistency in responses to the SES-R was overall moderate (κs =.33-.69). Examination of the written descriptions provided suggested that 79.7% of endorsements on the SES-R reflected true positives and 20.2% represented false positives. However, agreement regarding the type of sexual victimization experienced between responses on the SES-R and written descriptions was moderate, with the strongest level of agreement among individuals who endorsed a completed rape history on the SES-R (60%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The SES-R is a useful tool for screening for sexual victimization history, but caution should be exercised when inferring both overall victimization rates as well as specific types of victimization based on SES-R responses alone. Several modifications to the SES-R item content and administration format could potentially reduce problems with response inconsistency and false positives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2152-0828",
doi="10.1037/vio0000191",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/vio0000191"
}