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Questionnaire on Attitudes and Beliefs about Sexuality and Sexual Education

(QABSSE)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Cristiana Carvalho Maria do Rosário Moura Pinheiro

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Questionário de Atitudes e Crenças sobre Sexualidade e Educação Sexual

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Carvalho, C. P., Pinheiro, M. R., Pinto Gouveia, J., & Vilar, D. (2016)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This self-report instrument was developed to assess beliefs about sexuality. The results of the dimensionality analysis of the scale, revealed a three-dimensional structure, composed by three factors:

  • F1 – Beliefs associated to gender and contraception (items 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 19) (α=.73)
  • F2 – Beliefs associated to violence in romantic relationships, gender and sexual behaviour (items 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 25) (α=.75)
  • F3 – Beliefs associated to the love relationship (items 20, 21 and 22) (α=.72)

REFERENCES

  • Carvalho, C. P., Pinheiro, M. R., Pinto Gouveia, J., & Vilar, D. (2016). Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire about Sexuality and Sexual Education (ABQSSE) for adolescents: psychometric validation studies. Revista Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente, 7(1-2), 345-363.

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