Self-Efficacy for Abstinence (Stallworth et al., 2004)

Predictors of perceceived capacity to engage in sexual abstinence in adolescents and young adults; 8 Items, Ages 13-19

Populations: Adolescents, Young Adults
Age ranges: 13-19
Languages: English
Countries: Jamaica

Items

I would refuse to have sex even if my boyfriend or girlfriend threatened to break up with me.
I can make up my own mind about how far to go when it comes to sex.
I can stay out of situations/places that lead to being pressured to have sex.
I can stay away from people who would pressure me into having sex.
I can say no to sex with a guy/girl I have a crush on.
I can make someone who loves me understand why 1 don’t want to have sex.
I can make someone who loves me wait until I am ready to have sex.
I can say no to sex even if all my friends are sexually active.

Responses

Items used a 4 point Likert-Type, 4=strongly agree, 3=agree, 2=disagree, and l=strongly disagree

Scoring

“Higher scores on the scale represent better self-efficacy.” (Stallworth et al., 2004)

Citations

Stallworth, J., Roofe, M., Clark, L. F., Ehiri, J. Ε., Mukherjee, S., Person, S., & Jolly, P. Ε. (2004). Predictors of sexual involvement among adolescents in rural jamaica. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 16(2), 165-178. https://doi.org/10.1515/IJAMH.2004.16.2.165

Scoring breakdown

Measure development

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

Validity

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

Reliability

Green: Internal consistency
Unknown: Test-retest

Ease of use

Unknown: 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