Development of a measure of college students' adherence to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior.

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The authors developed a 14-item measure of adherence to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior (ARDSB). The ARDSB psychometric properties were investigated to better understand religious motivations associated with changes in sexual behavior that may provide support for sexual health promotion and prevention programs.Four hundred eighty-three undergraduates aged 18 to 26.Data were collected from an online survey during the 2012-2013 academic school year.Principle components factor analysis identified 2 factors: reasons to break religious doctrine and reasons to adhere to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior. The subscales had good internal consistency. Correlations, t tests, and analyses of variance of the subscales with measures of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity and self-reported sexual behavior and risk provide support for concurrent validity.The ARDSB could be employed as a measure to better understand sexual behavior; it is inexpensive and relatively easy to employ in both research and campus ministry settings.

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Victor, Elizabeth C, Hilary Bowman and Robert J Thompson (2015). Development of a measure of college students' adherence to religious doctrine concerning sexual behavior. Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 63(3). pp. 210–214. 10.1080/07448481.2014.975721 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/20433.

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Robert J. Thompson

Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience

My research and teaching interests include how biological and psychosocial processes act together in human development and learning. One area of focus has been on the adaptation of children and their families to developmental problems and chronic illnesses, including sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis. Another area of focus is enhancing undergraduate education through scholarship on teaching and learning and fostering the development of empathy and identity.


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