Sexual Health Scales (Jerman et al., 2015)

• Populations: Adolescents
• Age ranges: 13-17
• Languages: English
• Countries: United States

Items

Subscales

• Sexual health knowlege: 17 Items;
• Sexual Health Services knowledge: 4 Items;
• Sexual Orientation Acceptance: 6 Items;
• Condom-Use Values: 3 Items;
• Partner Sexual Communication: 9 Items;
• Parent Sexual Communication: 15 Items;
• Protection Self-Efficacy: 5 Items;
• Condom-use Intentions Steady Partner: 4 Items;
• Condom-use Intentions Casual Partner: 4 Items

Full scale not reported, item example and response options by subscale:

Sexual health knowlege: 17 Items

• If a condom is used correctly, it helps protect against HIV
• Responses indicated participant’s belief as to truth or falsity of items.

Sexual Health Services knowledge: 4 Items

• Does the clinic have to tell a parent or guardian when a teen gets sexual health services?
• Items used 4 point Likert type scale, (definitely no, probably no, probably yes, definitely yes)

Sexual Orientation Acceptance: 6 Items

• It is OK for a girl to ask a girl out on a date
• Items used a 4 point Likert type scale, (strongly disagree - strongly agree)

Condom-Use Values: 3 Items

• People my age should always use condoms
• Items used a 4 point Likert type scale, (strongly disagree - strongly agree)

Partner Sexual Communication: 9 Items

• Did you ever talk with your current or recent steady partner about whether or not to have sex?

Parent Sexual Communication: 15 Items

• Have you ever talked with your parent or guardian about oral sex?

Protection Self-Efficacy: 5 Items

•  ‘I know how to say “no” to sex.
• Items used a 4 point Likert type scale, (strongly disagree - strongly agree)

Condom-use Intentions Steady Partner: 4 Items

• If I had sex with a steady partner [like a boyfriend or a girlfriend] we would use a condom.
• Items used a 4 point Likert type scale, (strongly disagree - strongly agree)

Condom-use Intentions Casual Partner: 4 Items

• Exact item example not provided, scale presented adjacent to Condom-use Intentions Steady Partner

Scoring

Sexual health knowlege:
Score range 0-17, item responses summed, higher score indicates more correct knowledge;

Sexual Health Services knowledge: 
Score range 1-4, Item mean calculated for score, higher score indicates greater knowledge;

Sexual Orientation Acceptance: 
Score range 1-4, Item mean calculated for score, higher score indicates greater acceptance;

Condom-Use Values: 
Item mean calculated for score, higher score indicates more positive views on condom use;

Partner Sexual Communication: 
Score range 0-9, Items responses summed, higher score indicates greater number of topics discussed between partners;

Parent Sexual Communication: 
Score range 0-15, Items responses summed, higher score indicates greater number of topics discussed between parent and child;

Protection Self-Efficacy: 
Score range 1-4, Item mean calculated for score, higher score indicates higher self-efficacy;

Condom-use Intentions Steady Partner: 
Score range 1-4, Item mean calculated for score, highser score indicates higher intention;

Condom-use Intentions Casual Partner: 
Score range 1-4, Item mean calculated for score, higher score indicates higher intention

Citations

• Jerman, P., Berglas, N. F., Rohrbach, L. A., & Constantine, N. A. (2016). Test–retest reliability of self-reported sexual health measures among US hispanic adolescents. Health Education Journal, 75(4), 485-500. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896915589420