Sexual Interaction and Relationship Questionnaire (Smulders et al., 2024)

Competence for sexual interactions in adolescents and young adults; 13 Items, Ages 10-24

Populations: Adolescents and Young Adults
Age ranges: 10-24
Languages: English
Countries: Netherlands

Items

I think carefully before I do something and consider all the consequences.
If I find myself in an unsafe situation, I know what to do.
I always have safe sex (with a condom, the pill, IUD, or other contraception).
I am satisfied with how I look.
I can do some things better than my peers.
My friends like to hang out with me.
I decide how someone treats me.
I work to improve my weaknesses.
When necessary, I ask someone for help.
I know with whom I can find comfort or understanding.
When a boy or girl tries to persuade me to do something I don’t want to do, I don’t do it.
If I am dating someone, I’ll keep seeing other close friends.
During sex, I indicate to myself what I want and what I don’t want.

Responses

A 4-point response scale was used in both questionnaires. The response categories were: not at all correct; somewhat correct; fairly correct; completely correct. ’Not applicable’ was also a response option

Scoring

Not reported

Citations

Smulders, L. M., Bos, H. M. W., Stams, G. J. J. M., Konijn, C., Koolhof, R., & Assink, M. (2024). Measuring sexual interaction competence in adolescents: A validation study of the sexual interaction and relationship questionnaire (SIRQ). Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 107813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107813

Scoring breakdown

Measure development

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

Validity

Unknown: Face validity
Unknown: Convergent validity
Green: 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