The sexual self-esteem inventory - short form (SSEI-SF): factor structure of the scale for the Portuguese population

Liliana Mendes; Levi Leonido; Inês   Carvalho; Ana  Barbosa; Ana Filipa   Martins; Maria de Fátima  Ribeiro; Elsa Morgado

doi:10.5937/specedreh24-53627

Liliana Mendes Univerzitet Kombrija, Institut Koimbra za biomedicinsko snimanje i translaciona istraživanja – CIBIT, Koimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7938-6166
Levi Leonido Univerzitet Tras-os-Montes i Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal i Katolički univerzitet Portugala i Centar za istraživanje nauke i tehnologije umetnosti, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6603-034X
Inês Carvalho Univerzitet Minjo: student master studija, Braga, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-9756
Ana Barbosa Univerzitet Minjo: student master studija, Braga, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7729-5429
Ana Filipa Martins Univerzitet Tras-os-Montes i Alto Douro: student master studija, Vila Real, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7737-2123
Maria de Fátima Ribeiro Univerzitet Tras-os-Montes i Alto Douro: student master studija, Vila Real, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3581-3449
Elsa Morgado Centar za studije u obrazovanju i inovacijama – CI&DEI, IPV, Portugal i Politehnički institut Braganse, Bragansa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3653-7876

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/specedreh24-53627

Ključne reči: seksualno samopoštovanje, mladi odrasli, seksualnost, portugalska populacija

Sažetak

Uvod: Seksualnost ima ključnu ulogu u ljudskom životu, oblikujući percepcije i prakse pojedinaca, poznate kao seksualno samopoštovanje, koje značajno utiču na stavove ponašanja. Cilj: Ova studija imala je za cilj da ispita faktorsku strukturu i pouzdanost Inventara seksualnog samopoštovanja (SSEI) u njegovom skraćenom obliku za portugalsku populaciju, uzimajući u obzir pet različitih aspekata: Veština/Iskustvo, Atraktivnost, Kontrola, Moralni sud i Adaptivnost. Metod: Sprovedena je poprečna, kvantitativna, komparativna i korelaciona studija sa kvazieksperimentalnim dizajnom. U studiji je učestvovala ukupno 901 osoba starosti od 18 do 39 godina (M = 25.52, SD = 6.27), pretežno žene (67.8%). Faktorska struktura analizirana je putem eksploratorne faktorske analize, a pouzdanost instrumenta procenjena je pomoću Kronbahovog alfa koeficijenta. Rezultati: Eksploratorna faktorska analiza dala je 24 stavke organizovane u četiri faktora – Emocionalna spremnost, Kompetentnost i iskustvo, Atraktivnost i Adaptivnost – objašnjavajući 51.99% ukupne varijanse. Svi faktori pokazali su dobru unutrašnju konzistentnost. Zaključak: Dakle, inventar je pokazao adekvatnu faktorsku strukturu i pouzdanost i smatra se pogodnim za procenu samopercepcije u vezi sa seksualnošću u četiri dimenzije u portugalskom uzorku.

Biografija autora

Elsa Morgado, Centar za studije u obrazovanju i inovacijama – CI&DEI, IPV, Portugal i Politehnički institut Braganse, Bragansa, Portugal

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