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Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale

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Overview

Type: Self-efficacy

Citation: Tenkorang, E. Y. & Maticka-Tyndal, E. Factors Influencing the Timing of First Sexual Intercourse among Young People in Nyanza, Kenya. International Family Planning Perspectives. 2008; 34(4):177-188.

Use of Scale: Measure

Level of Generality: Individual

# of Items Reported: 4

Availability: Full

Theme: SRH/HIV

Demographics

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Country: Kenya

Gender: Female

Urban / Rural: nr

Ethnicity: NR

Age Group: Includes adolescents (<18)

Age Range: 11 to 17

Scale Information

# of Subscales: NR

Subscale Name(s): NR

Direction and Meaning:

Response Range: 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (definitely no) to 5 (definitely yes)

Internal Consistency: NA

Internal Consistency by Subgroup: NA

Test-retest Reliability: NA

Sample Items: Asked respondents if they believed that they could say no to sex; that when a girl says no to sex, she really means it; that they would be able to have a boyfriend or girlfriend for a long time without engaging in sexual intercourse; that they could tell their boyfriend or girlfriend that they (the couple) would abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage

Items

Asked respondents if they believed…

  • That they could say no to sex
  • That when a girl says no to sex, she really means it
  • That they would be able to have a boyfriend or girlfriend for a long time without engaging in sexual intercourse
  • That they could tell their boyfriend or girlfriend that they (the couple) would abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage

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