@article{ref1,
title="Validation of the Sexual Experience Survey-Short Form Revised using lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women's narratives of sexual violence",
journal="Archives of sexual behavior",
year="2019",
author="Canan, Sasha N. and Jozkowski, Kristen N. and Wiersma-Mosley, Jacquelyn and Blunt-Vinti, Heather and Bradley, Mindy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Lesbian and bisexual women have high rates of sexual violence compared to heterosexual women, yet prevalence rates vary widely across studies. The Sexual Experience Survey-Short Form Revised (SES-SFV) is the most commonly used method of measuring sexual assault and rape prevalence, but it has not been validated in this high-risk population of lesbian and bisexual women. The current study assessed a modified form of the SES-SFV utilizing a five-step, mixed-methods approach. Women (N = 1382) who identified as lesbian (31%), bisexual (32%), and heterosexual (31%) completed an online survey disseminated through Qualtrics Online Survey Company to a national audience. All types of non-consensual behaviors (non-penetrative, oral, vaginal, and anal) and nearly all perpetration tactics in the original SES-SFV emerged inductively in our qualitative data. Using quantitative data, lesbian and bisexual victims endorsed each perpetration tactic in the SES-SFV at comparable rates to heterosexual victims. SES-SFV's false-positive categorization was minimal. However, the original SES-SFV did not capture some common experiences that participants described in their open-ended narratives. The SES-SFV satisfactorily assesses sexual assault and rape experiences in lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women. Possible additions and deletions to the SES-SFV are presented alongside discussion of managing comprehensiveness and participant fatigue.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-0002",
doi="10.1007/s10508-019-01543-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01543-7"
}