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Reliability and Validity of Motivation for Sexual Health

Elizabeth Abel

School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin

Sung Hee Tak

Department of Nursing Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Eva-Maria Gortner

Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin

The Health Self-Determinism Index-Sexual (HSDI-S) is a modification of the HSDI (a measure of motivation of health). Psychometric evaluation was needed to determine the usefulness of the HSDI-S as a measure of motivation of sexual health. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the HSDI-S. Three unique samples of HSDI-S scores were evaluated using principal component and maximum likelihood factor analyses with a Varimax rotation. Items that loaded on each of the factors were similar across all three samples. Factor analyses revealed two dimensions of the HSDI-S: self-directed and partner-directed motivation, which is discussed within the context of relationships. The ranges of internal consistency reliability coefficients across the samples were satisfactory for the HSDI-S (.74-.82) and for the two dimensions (.66-.77). Reliability and construct validity of the HSDI-S across three diverse samples was supported.

Key Words: validation • motivation • sexual health

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 25, No. 5, 548-560 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945903252423
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