Inventory of Anal Sex Knowledge (Kutner et al., 2021)

• Populations: Adolescent Males
• Age ranges: Range not reported, Sample age M (sd) = 15.96 (.85)
• Languages: English
• Countries: United States

Items

• Douches and enemas should use only warm water. 
• A fiber-rich diet naturally clears poop from the rectum. 
• The rectum makes enough lubrication for anal penetration.* 
• The internal anal sphincter relaxes open more easily than the external anal sphincter.*
• The prostate can be felt two inches inside the rectum, by pressing toward the belly button.
• Pressure on the prostate is pleasurable.
• Rubbing inside the rectum massages the internal base of the penis. 
• The only way to tell if a guy enjoys anal stimulation is if his penis is erect.*
• During anal stimulation, the natural feeling of having to pee or poop reduces with relaxation.
• It is possible to have anal sex with zero physical discomfort. 

Responses:

 Response categories for each item were “True” (1), “False” (0), “I don’t know” (2).

Scoring

*Items 3, 4, and 8 were reverse-scored so that a 1 on the item reflected the correct answer. Item responses of “Don’t Know” were re-calculated as incorrect responses.

Citations

Kutner, B. A., Perry, N. S., Stout, C., Norcini Pala, A., Paredes, C. D., & Nelson, K. M. (2022). The Inventory of Anal Sex Knowledge (iASK): A New Measure of Sexual Health Knowledge Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(3), 521–528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.011