Item response theory and computer adaptive testing of the sexual knowledge scale of the sexual knowledge and attitude test in a college sample.
Our study addresses the limited availability of well-validated scales for assessing general sexual knowledge among college populations. To fill this gap, we examined the psychometric properties of a 41-item sexual knowledge scale derived from the Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Test – Adolescents (SK...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Sexuality Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 661 - 679 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2024
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