Parental / Friends’ Approval of Sexual Behavior Scale (Pai, Lee & Yen 2011)

Perceived approval from significant relationship figures (friends or parents) regarding sexual behaviours in adolescent girls;

Populations: Adolescent Girls
Age ranges: 12-15
Languages: Chinese
Countries: Taiwan

Items

This scale consists of items which assess the perceived approval across both parental and friendship relationships.

Items not reported and no examples given.

Responses

Items used a 4 point Likert type scale 1 = strong disapproval to 4 = strong approval,

Scoring

Responses indicate degree to which each statement describes their perception of parental / peer approval of sexual behaviour.

Citations

Pai, H., Lee, S., & Yen, W. (2012). The effect of sexual self‐concept on sexual health behavioural intentions: A test of moderating mechanisms in early adolescent girls. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(1), 47–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05710.x

Team comments
This measure validated as part of a set of three measures: the Sexual Health Behavior Intention Scale, Sexual Self Concept Inventory, and Parental / Friends’ Approval of Sexual Behavior Scale (Pai, Lee, & Yen 2011)

Scoring breakdown

Measure development

Significant design input from young people
Cognitive interviews with young people
Expert input

Validity

Green: Face validity
Unknown: Convergent validity
Green: Construct validity

Reliability

Green: Internal consistency
Green: Test-retest

Ease of use

Green: Readability

Definitions

Face validity: How well a measure appears to represent the construct it is supposed to be measuring.

Convergent validity: How well a measure correlates with other hypothetically-related measures.

Construct validity: The extent to which a measure reflects the construct it was designed to evaluate.

Internal consistency: The extent to which items in a scale capture aspects of the same construct.

Test-retest: The degree to which measurement scores are consistent over a short period of time (usually 2 weeks).

Readability: The ease with which a reader can understand the questionnaire items.

Key

Green: Meets validation criteria
Red: Does not meet validation criteria
Unknown: Evidence not available