Development of a measure of college students' adherence to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior

The authors developed a 14-item measure of adherence to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior (ARDSB). The ARDSB psychometric properties were investigated to better understand religious motivations associated with changes in sexual behavior that may provide support for sexual health promotio...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2015-04, Vol.63 (3), p.210-214
Main Authors: Victor, Elizabeth C, Bowman, Hilary, Thompson, Jr, Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Correlation analysis
Discriminant analysis
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health promotion
Humans
Male
Principal components analysis
Quantitative psychology
Religion
Religion & psychology
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities - trends
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Summary:The authors developed a 14-item measure of adherence to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior (ARDSB). The ARDSB psychometric properties were investigated to better understand religious motivations associated with changes in sexual behavior that may provide support for sexual health promotion and prevention programs. Four hundred eighty-three undergraduates aged 18 to 26. Data were collected from an online survey during the 2012-2013 academic school year. Principle components factor analysis identified 2 factors: reasons to break religious doctrine and reasons to adhere to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior. The subscales had good internal consistency. Correlations, t tests, and analyses of variance of the subscales with measures of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity and self-reported sexual behavior and risk provide support for concurrent validity. The ARDSB could be employed as a measure to better understand sexual behavior; it is inexpensive and relatively easy to employ in both research and campus ministry settings.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2014.975721