title: Validation of Acceptance of Coercive Sexual Behavior (ACSB): a multimedia measure of adolescent dating attitudes.
abstract: The psychometric properties of the Acceptance of Coercive Sexual Behavior (ACSB), a multimedia measure of adolescent dating attitudes, were examined. The ACSB is an interactive instrument that uses video vignettes to depict adolescent dating situations. Analyses of the measure's factor structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity were conducted with separate samples of male (n = 106) and female (n = 114) high school students. Validity was evaluated in relation to subscales on the Sexual Attitudes Survey and self-reports of dating and sexual experiences. Factor analyses on the ACSB yielded two factors, Coercion and Consent. The ACSB demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties. Advantages of using a multimedia assessment of sexually coercive attitudes with adolescents are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403-1227, USA. ateten@darkwing.uoregon.edu
authors.forename: Andra L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Teten
authors.forename: Gordon C Nagayama
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Caesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pacifici
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003068:Coercion; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014741:Video Recording