Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory
Abstract The period of youth represents a milestone for sexual transitions, including casual practices. However, having erotic experiences does not presume competence in seeking casual sex (CS), and having a repertoire that is not socially competent for casual sex (CS) can lead to sexual risks. Acco...
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| description | Abstract The period of youth represents a milestone for sexual transitions, including casual practices. However, having erotic experiences does not presume competence in seeking casual sex (CS), and having a repertoire that is not socially competent for casual sex (CS) can lead to sexual risks. Accordingly, this study constructed and generated evidence of validity for a measure of social skills (SS) related to CS. Initially, 48 items were constructed and applied to a valid sample of 571 heterosexual, cisgender and single young people. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed, the initial items were reduced to 18 and divided into two factors: Direct Sociosexual Skills, with 11 items (a = .81 and ω = .81), and Indirect Sociosexual Skills, with seven items (a = .67 and ω = .67). This instrument could contribute to the promotion of sexual health, as a more elaborate SS repertoire would be related to lower rates of abuse, sexually transmitted infections and harassment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b0ec6c5595047bbb5811c0024a519902024-01-16T07:36:44ZengUniversidade de São FranciscoPsico-USF2175-35632024-01-0128475376510.1590/1413-82712023280408Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills InventoryVinicius Soares Alves Mendeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-8622Adriana Benevides Soareshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-6824José Augusto Evangelho Hernandezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-7535Abstract The period of youth represents a milestone for sexual transitions, including casual practices. However, having erotic experiences does not presume competence in seeking casual sex (CS), and having a repertoire that is not socially competent for casual sex (CS) can lead to sexual risks. Accordingly, this study constructed and generated evidence of validity for a measure of social skills (SS) related to CS. Initially, 48 items were constructed and applied to a valid sample of 571 heterosexual, cisgender and single young people. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed, the initial items were reduced to 18 and divided into two factors: Direct Sociosexual Skills, with 11 items (a = .81 and ω = .81), and Indirect Sociosexual Skills, with seven items (a = .67 and ω = .67). This instrument could contribute to the promotion of sexual health, as a more elaborate SS repertoire would be related to lower rates of abuse, sexually transmitted infections and harassment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-82712023000400753&tlng=ensexualitysexual behaviorsexsocial skills |
| spellingShingle | Vinicius Soares Alves Mendes Adriana Benevides Soares José Augusto Evangelho Hernandez Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory Psico-USF sexuality sexual behavior sex social skills |
| title | Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory |
| title_full | Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory |
| title_fullStr | Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory |
| title_short | Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory |
| title_sort | construction and validation of the sociosexual skills inventory |
| topic | sexuality sexual behavior sex social skills |
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