ReviewEvaluation & the health professions2021
The Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale (SRBS): Development & Validation in a University Student Sample in the UK.
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- Juvenile probation officers delivering an intervention for substance use significantly reduces adolescents' risky sexual behaviours.Sexual health · 2024Trial
- Sexual health literacy and risky sexual behaviour among female university students in Tanzania: a social-ecological analysis of levels, differences, and determinants.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Validation of the Spanish Sexual Risk Behaviour Scale among adolescents, youth, and future health and educational professionals.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Implementation Patterns and Perceived Value of the SEXIT Method in School Health Care.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Article
- Substance Use and Sex Index version 2 (SUSI-2): Validation of a brief questionnaire for the measurement of behaviours associated with transmission of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Psychotic Experiences and Sexual Risky Behaviors: Moderating Effects of Childhood Trauma and Depression in Population-Based Young Adults from Tunisia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Measurement properties of the Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale (SRBS) in university students in Brazil.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale for the European Portuguese.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Observational
- Assessment of Sexual Risk Behavior and Mental Health Status Among Urban Slum Dwellers in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- An Innovative Youth-Friendly Electronic Questionnaire to Identify Mental, Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks: A Validation Study of the Total Teen Assessment.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Profiles of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Influencing PrEP Acceptability: A Latent Profile Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring prevalence of risky sexual behavior among adolescents in selected high schools of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: a mixed-method study protocol.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- Development of a Sexological Ontology.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mental health and its consequences in people living with HIV: A network approach.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Membrane computing simulation of sexually transmitted bacterial infections in hotspots of individuals with various risk behaviors.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- The impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental health, sexual risk behaviors, and alcohol consumption in adulthood.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Risky sexual practice and associated factors among antiretroviral therapy attendees in public health facilities, Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Delinquency, Substance Use, and Risky Sexual Behaviors among Youth who are involved in the Justice System and Predominantly Reside in Rural Communities: Patterns and Associated Risk Factors.Journal of crime and justice · 2023Article
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Abstract
University students are at risk of poor sexual health outcomes. The aim of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale (SRBS), a novel short tool for measuring engagement in sexual risk behaviors in university students. We developed a pool of six items based on a review of recent literature and tested its properties in 547 undergraduate students in the United Kingdom. We used Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis to explore and determine the factor structure and dimensionality of the SRBS. We used Item Response Theory and specifically the Graded Response Model to investigate items' discrimination, information, and differential functioning, respectively, and logistic regression to test whether higher SRBS scores predicted a diagnosis of any sexually transmitted infections in the past 12 months. Results showed that a unidimensional, five-item model fitted the data well, showing satisfactory fit indices and reliability, with all items providing adequate discrimination and information, and no differential item functioning by gender nor by sexual orientation. SRBS total scores significantly predicted the odds of being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections in the past 12 months. Implications for public health prevention and intervention are discussed.
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