TY - JOUR
PY - 2024//
TI - Preliminary evidence of validity for the verbally pressured and illegal sexual exploitation modules of the sexual experiences survey-victimization
JO - Journal of sex research
A1 - Anderson, RaeAnn E.
A1 - Peterson, Zoe D.
A1 - Koss, Mary P.
A1 - Abbey, Antonia
A1 - Orchowski, Lindsay
A1 - Thompson, Martie P.
A1 - Kowalski, Robin
A1 - Littleton, Heather L.
SP - 922
EP - 935
VL - 61
IS - 6
N2 - The Sexual Experiences Survey-Victimization (SES-V; see Koss et al., 2024) revises the prior 2007 Sexual Experiences Survey-Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV) in many ways, including expanded measurement of verbally pressured and illegal sexual exploitation, as well as the addition of items that assess being made to perform a sexual act or to penetrate another person sexually. The current article describes two initial validity studies of the SES-V. Study 1 compared rates of self-reported verbal pressure and illegal sexual exploitation (e.g. rape) on a preliminary version of the SES-V and the SES-SFV in a sample of higher education students who completed both questionnaires online in a randomized order (N = 460). As expected, the preliminary SES-V produced higher rates than the SES-SFV, and continuous scores were strongly correlated. Responses to the made-to-penetrate (MTP) items suggested that some cisgender men and women may have misunderstood those items. Study 2 explored responses to the MTP items further by randomly assigning participants to complete items with either the Study 1 MTP language (n = 269) or revised language (n = 245). The revised language produced fewer implausible responses and was adopted in the final version of the SES-V. These findings provide initial support for the validity of the SES-V and the value of expanding the conceptualization of victimization to include a wider range of sexual exploitation. A research agenda for future validity research is suggested. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0022-4499
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2362264
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