Sexual Experiences Survey Short Form Victimization (Moreau et al., 2015; adapted from Koss et al., 2007)
- Populations: Middle & Late Adolescents
- Age ranges: 14-19
- Languages: French, English
- Countries: Canada
Items
Items assess sex acts resulting from various tactics including
- pressure, lies or false promises
- anger or criticism
- incapacity of victim to refuse due to alcohol or drugs
- threat of physical force
- use of physical force or a weapon
Example Items [Moreau et al., 2015]
- “forced to be filmed or photographed during sexual activities”
- “forced to have sex in the context of prostitution”
Scoring
We computed a dichotomous score (0 = no victimization, 1 ≥ victimization) based on having experienced at least one episode of sexual violence.
Citations
- Stéphanie Couture, Martine Hébert & Mylène Fernet (2024) Validation of a French-Canadian adaptation of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness for adolescents, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 39:4, 1106-1123, DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2022.2067981
- Moreau, C., Boucher, S., Hébert, M., & Lemelin, J. (2015). Capturing sexual violence experiences among battered women using the revised Sexual Experiences Survey and the revised Conflict Tactics Scales. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44(1), 223–231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0345-8
Scoring breakdown
Measure development
- Significant design input from young people
- Cognitive interviews with young people
- Expert input
Validity
- Unknown: Face validity
- Green: Convergent validity
- Unknown: Construct validity
Reliability
- Unknown: 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
