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International Journal of Sexual Health Volume 29, 2017 - Issue 2
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Development and Assessment of Measures of Adolescents' Attitudes about Sexual Relationship Rights

Nancy F. BerglasCenter for Research on Adolescent Health and Development, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California, USA;Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Norman A. ConstantineCenter for Research on Adolescent Health and Development, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California, USA;Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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Petra JermanCenter for Research on Adolescent Health and Development, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California, USA
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Louise A. RohrbachInstitute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pages 135-146 | Received 03 Jul 2016, Accepted 01 Nov 2016, Published online: 05 Dec 2016
 
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ABSTRACT

Objective: Develop and validate measures of adolescents' attitudes about sexual relationship rights. Methods: Items were completed by students in a large U.S. city (N = 655). The authors conducted an exploratory factor analysis, evaluated internal consistency, and assessed construct validity, including ability to predict sexual behavior at 1-year follow-up. Results: Factor analysis identified 2 distinct factors, comprising attitudes about rights to refuse unwanted sexual activity (5 items) and express sexual engagement needs (5 items) in a sexual relationship. The measures showed sound evidence of reliability and construct validity. Conclusions: The psychometric evidence supports the use of these measures in adolescent sexual health research.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Planned Parenthood-Los Angeles, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. We are grateful to Julianna Deardorff, Emily J. Ozer, and Mark Wilson for their feedback.

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