Validating an Index of Adolescent Sexual Behavior Using Psychosocial Theory and Social Trait Correlates

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• 作者：Michael Hennessy ; Amy Bleakley ; Martin Fishbein and Amy Jordan
• 关键词：Adolescent sexual behavior ; Mokken scaling ; Media effects ; Sensation seeking
• 刊名：AIDS and Behavior
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：March, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：12
• 期：2
• 页码：321-331
• 全文大小：257.8 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Public Health
  Health Psychology
  Infectious Diseases
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-3254

文摘

Using a web-based survey of adolescents 14–16 years of age, a hierarchical index of heterosexual behavior was developed with excellent psychometric properties. The easiest sexual behavior to perform was “deep kissing” and the most difficult was “receiving anal sex” for females and “giving anal sex” for males. The index was validated with data that show increased sexual activity with being older and of minority status, with social traits such as physical development, having a romantic partner, and sensation seeking, and with psychosocial variables known to be associated with sexual behavior such as attitudes, norms, self-efficacy and intentions.