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Velo Higueras, C., & Ruiz Díaz, M. Ángel. (2024). Attitudes towards Sexual Behaviour: an Exploratory Analysis of a Comprehensive Model. International Journal of Psychological Research, 17(1), 40–52. https://doi.org/10.21500/20112084.6367
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Abstract
Introduction. A theoretical model of self-oriented cognitive schemata of sexual behaviour (SO-CSSB) was proposed after a previous disambiguation review on the definition and research of sexual attitudes. A quantitative exploration of the proposal may add real-world information regarding the internal structure and the adequacy of the defined factors. Consequently, the present study aims to 1) develop a questionnaire based on the theoretical review and 2) explore the structure of the SO-CSSB model. Method. Following the SO-CSSB principles, a questionnaire was developed and evaluated. An observational cross-sectional online survey was conducted. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a reliability analysis were performed. Results. A study sample, comprised of 188 subjects, was analysed (Age 18–56; M = 25.27; SD = 6.6; 62 male, 33.2%). The EFA yielded 16 factors with eigenvalues above 1, accounting for 67.21% of the variance (KMO = .672, Barlett’s = 3958.7, sig.<.01; item communalities between .44 and .80). Items under .49
were cut off, which included values from .49 to .86. There was no correlation between components over .20, in a range from –.19 to .20. Reliability indexes varied from .46 to .86. Conclusion. A final model of 16 components following
the SO-CSSB principles was presented. The analysis revealed certain modifications to the theoretical proposal, and the objective of adding a quantitative frame to
empirically specify its factors was achieved. This outcome constitutes a step forward to developing a comprehensive model on sexual beliefs.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1108-4
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https://doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa
Brito-Rhor, M. D., Rodríguez-Herráez, B., & Trueba, A. (2020) Propiedades Psicométricas y la Validación del Instrumento de Evaluación del Autoesquema Sexual Femenino en Mujeres Jóvenes Ecuatorianas. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación. 50(1), 81-91.
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del Río, F. J., López, D. J., & Cabello, F. (2013). Adaptación del cuestionario Sexual Opinion Survey: Encuesta revisada de opinión sexual. Revista Internacional de Andrología, 11(1), 9-16.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.androl.2012.09.003
Durant, L. E., & Carey, M. P. (2000). Self-administered questionnaires versus face-to-face interviews in assessing sexual behavior in young women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 29(4), 309–322.
https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1001930202526
Eisinga, R., Te Grotenhuis, M., & Pelzer, B. (2013). The reliability of a two-item scale: Pearson, Cronbach, or Spearman-Brown?. International Journal of Public Health, 58(4), 637-642.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0416-3
Fenton, K. A., Johnson, A. M., McManus, S., & Erens, B. (2001). Measuring sexual behaviour: methodological challenges in survey research. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 77(2), 84–92.
https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.77.2.84
Hayes, A. F., & Coutts, J. J. (2020). Use omega rather than Cronbach’s alpha for estimating reliability. But… Communication Methods and Measures, 14(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2020.1718629
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Kyriazos, T. A. (2018). Applied psychometrics: sample size and sample power considerations in factor analysis (EFA, CFA) and SEM in general. Psychology, 9(08), 2207. https://doi.org/ 10.4236/psych.2018.98126
Langhaug, L. F., Sherr, L., & Cowan, F. M. (2010). How to improve the validity of sexual behaviour reporting: systematic review of questionnaire delivery modes in developing countries. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 15(3), 362–381.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02464.x
Marks, M. J., & Fraley, R. C. (2005). The sexual double standard: Fact or fiction?. Sex Roles, 52(3), 175-186.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-005-1293-5
Maxwell, J. A., Muise, A., MacDonald, G., Day, L. C., Rosen, N. O., & Impett, E. A. (2017). How implicit theories of sexuality shape sexual and relationship well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 112(2), 238. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000078
Nobre, P. J., & Pinto‐Gouveia, J. (2006). Dysfunctional sexual beliefs as vulnerability factors for sexual dysfunction. Journal of Sex Research, 43(1), 68-75. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00224490609552300
Pinney, E. M., Gerrard, M., & Denny, N. W. (1987). The Pinney Sexual Satisfaction Inventory. Journal of Sex Research, 23, 233–251.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224498709551359
R Core Team (2020). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. [Last access in 2022: https://www.R-project.org/]
Redfearn, A. A., & Laner, M. R. (2000). The effects of sexual assault on sexual attitudes. Marriage & Family Review, 30(1-2), 109-125.
https://doi.org/10.1300/J002v30n01_08
Ricci, L., Lanfranchi, J.-B., Lemetayer, F., Rotonda, C., Guillemin, F., Coste, J., & Spitz, E. (2019). Qualitative methods used to generate questionnaire items: A systematic review. Qualitative Health Research, 29(1), 149–156.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318783186
Schmitt, D. P., & Buss, D. M. (2000). Sexual dimensions of person description: Beyond or subsumed by the Big Five? Journal of Research in Personality, 34(2), 141-177. https://doi.org/10.1006/jrpe.1999.2267
Sánchez-Fuentes, M. del M., & Santos-Iglesias, P. (2016). Sexual satisfaction in Spanish heterosexual couples: testing the Interpersonal Exchange model of sexual satisfaction. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 42(3), 223–242.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2015.1010675
Sánchez-Fuentes, M. del M., Santos-Iglesias, P., & Sierra, J. C. (2014). A systematic review of sexual satisfaction. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 14(1), 67–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1697-2600(14)70038-9
Schroder, K. E. E., Carey, M. P., & Vanable, P. A. (2003). Methodological challenges in research on sexual risk behavior: II. Accuracy of self-reports. Annals of Behavioral Medicine: A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 26(2), 104–123.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm2602_03
Shaw, A. M., & Rogge, R. D. (2016). Evaluating and refining the construct of sexual quality with item response theory: development of the quality of Sex Inventory. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45(2), 249-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0650-x
Velo, C., & Ruíz, M. Á. (2023). A Systematic Review of Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Sexual Behavior: Disambiguation and Classification of Self oriented Cognitive Schemata of Sexual Behavior. Escritos de Psicología-Psychological Writings, 16 (2), 145–155.
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