Measurement of Motivations for and against Sexual Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Patrick, Megan E.; Maggs, Jennifer L.; Cooper, M. Lynne; Lee, Christine M.
Titel	Measurement of Motivations for and against Sexual Behavior
Quelle	In: Assessment, 18 (2011) 4, S.502-516 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191110372298
Schlagwörter	Intimacy; Factor Analysis; Sexuality; Factor Structure; Motivation; College Freshmen; Questionnaires; Values; Health Behavior; Student Attitudes; Hypothesis Testing; Goodness of Fit; Gender Issues; Ethnicity; Test Construction; High School Graduates; Psychometrics; Risk + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intimität; Faktorenanalyse; Sexualität; Faktorenstruktur; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Studienanfänger; Fragebogen; Wertbegriff; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Geschlechterfrage; Ethnizität; Testaufbau; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Risiko
Abstract	A multidimensional measure assessing distinct motivations for and against sex was shown to be reliable, valid, and configurally invariant among incoming first-year college students. Three Motivations Against Sex Questionnaire subscales were developed to measure motivations "against" sexual behavior (Values, Health, Not Ready) to complement and extend a set of Sexual Motivations Scale-Revised subscales assessing motivations for sexual behavior (Intimacy, Enhancement, Coping). Participants were surveyed the summer prior to college (N = 1,653; 58.4% female). Exploratory factor analysis on a random one quarter of respondents supported the hypothesized factors. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated good overall fit to the data and configural invariance across gender and ethnicity and across lifetime sexual experience. Motivations were associated with lifetime oral and penetrative sexual behaviors. This combined measure may be used for identifying motivations, predicting behaviors, and tailoring motivational interventions for sexual health among adolescents and young adults. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10