The sexual initiation scale: development and initial validation

• Published in: The Canadian journal of human sexuality Vol. 11; no. 3-4; pp. 133 - 142
• Main Authors: Gossmann, Ilona, Mathieu, Mireille, Julien, Danielle, Chartrand, Elise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto SIECCAN, The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada 22.09.2002; Sex Information and Education Council of Canada
• Subjects: Agency; College Students; Construct Validity; Content Validity; Couples; Developmental Stages; Females; Initiation; Males; Marriage; Married couples; National Surveys; Personal relationships; Psychometric properties; Psychometrics; Sampling; Selfreport measures; Sex; Sexual behavior; Sexual behaviour; Sexual intercourse; Sexuality; State Surveys; Validity; Young Adults

The objective of this study was to develop the Sexual Initiation Scale (SIS), a self-report measure of sexual initiation strategies and factors facilitating initiation behaviours in long-standing marital relationships, and to examine the psychometric properties of the SIS. The first study establishe...