Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia
Abstract Background From the Theory of Planned Behaviour perspective, sexual intention is determined by a permissive attitude, perception of social norms and perceived self-efficacy in performing sexual activity. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Youth Sexual Intention Questionna...
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| description | Abstract Background From the Theory of Planned Behaviour perspective, sexual intention is determined by a permissive attitude, perception of social norms and perceived self-efficacy in performing sexual activity. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Youth Sexual Intention Questionnaire (YSI-Q), which was designed to measure sexual intention among youths in Malaysia. Methods A total of 25 items were developed based on literature reviews encompassing four main constructs: sexual intention, attitude, social norms and self-efficacy. The YSI-Q then underwent a validation process that included content and face validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), reliability analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). This study was conducted on unmarried youths aged 18 to 22 years who were studying in colleges around Klang Valley, Malaysia. Results EFA supported the four factor structure, but five items were removed due to incorrect placement or low factor loading (<0.60). Internal reliability using Cronbach’s alpha ranged between 0.89 and 0.94. The CFA further confirmed the construct, convergent and discriminant validity of the YSI-Q with χ 2 = 392.43, df = 164, p < 0.001, χ 2/df = 2.40, CFI = 0.93 and TLI = 0.92 and RMSEA = 0.08. Conclusion The final set of YSI-Q consisted of 20 items measuring sexual intention (five items), attitude (five items), social norms (six items) and self-efficacy (four items) of practicing sexual activity. YSI-Q was shown to be a reliable and valid tool to be used among Malaysian youths. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2043fffdf22e4506a43bad1050fc1ef12022-12-21T18:28:02ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582017-02-0117111010.1186/s12889-016-3949-1Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in MalaysiaNoor Azimah Muhammad0Khadijah Shamsuddin1Rahmah Mohd Amin2Khairani Omar3Ramayah Thurasamy4Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal AbidinFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaSchool of Management, Universiti Sains MalaysiaAbstract Background From the Theory of Planned Behaviour perspective, sexual intention is determined by a permissive attitude, perception of social norms and perceived self-efficacy in performing sexual activity. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Youth Sexual Intention Questionnaire (YSI-Q), which was designed to measure sexual intention among youths in Malaysia. Methods A total of 25 items were developed based on literature reviews encompassing four main constructs: sexual intention, attitude, social norms and self-efficacy. The YSI-Q then underwent a validation process that included content and face validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), reliability analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). This study was conducted on unmarried youths aged 18 to 22 years who were studying in colleges around Klang Valley, Malaysia. Results EFA supported the four factor structure, but five items were removed due to incorrect placement or low factor loading (<0.60). Internal reliability using Cronbach’s alpha ranged between 0.89 and 0.94. The CFA further confirmed the construct, convergent and discriminant validity of the YSI-Q with χ 2 = 392.43, df = 164, p < 0.001, χ 2/df = 2.40, CFI = 0.93 and TLI = 0.92 and RMSEA = 0.08. Conclusion The final set of YSI-Q consisted of 20 items measuring sexual intention (five items), attitude (five items), social norms (six items) and self-efficacy (four items) of practicing sexual activity. YSI-Q was shown to be a reliable and valid tool to be used among Malaysian youths.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3949-1AdolescentAttitudeConfirmatory factor analysisExploratory factor analysisSelf-efficacySexual intention |
| spellingShingle | Noor Azimah Muhammad Khadijah Shamsuddin Rahmah Mohd Amin Khairani Omar Ramayah Thurasamy Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia BMC Public Health Adolescent Attitude Confirmatory factor analysis Exploratory factor analysis Self-efficacy Sexual intention |
| title | Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia |
| title_full | Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia |
| title_short | Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia |
| title_sort | questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in malaysia |
| topic | Adolescent Attitude Confirmatory factor analysis Exploratory factor analysis Self-efficacy Sexual intention |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3949-1 |
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