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Sexual Victimization Among African American Adolescent Females: Examination of the Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Experiences Survey

Adolescent females are disproportionately represented among reported cases of sexual victimization. Because sexual victimization is associated with an array of negative sequelae (e.g., depression, alcohol abuse), psychometrically sound instruments are urgently needed to assess sexual victimization o...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2006-01, Vol.21 (1), p.89-104
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description Adolescent females are disproportionately represented among reported cases of sexual victimization. Because sexual victimization is associated with an array of negative sequelae (e.g., depression, alcohol abuse), psychometrically sound instruments are urgently needed to assess sexual victimization or coercion. The investigation conducts a preliminary analysis of the reliability and validity of the Sexual Experiences Survey (SES) for a sample drawn from a high-risk population—African American adolescent females. Our analyses indicate good internal consistency for the SES with this sample. Convergent validity is demonstrated. Specifically, scores on the SES are associated with significantly lower levels of self-esteem and mastery, higher levels of depression, lower levels of family cohesion, higher levels of family conflict, and higher levels of using alcohol and being a smoker. Preliminary support for discriminant validity is also obtained. This study is a stepping stone for future investigations into the psychometric evaluation of the SES.
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Adolescent girls
Adolescents
African Americans
African Americans - psychology
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Alcoholism
Behavior
Black American people
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression (Psychology)
Discriminant Validity
Family Relationship
Female
Females
Girls
Humans
Internal Consistency
Mental depression
Polls & surveys
Population Surveillance - methods
Psychometric Analysis
Psychometrics
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Regression Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Factors
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - ethnology
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault
Sexual Experiences Survey
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexual violence
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Spouse Abuse - ethnology
Spouse Abuse - psychology
Substance Abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Teenagers
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Victims of Crime
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