Establishing Validity and Reliability of a Health Belief Model and Acculturation Scale for Measuring Safe-Sex and Sexual Communication Behaviors Among African Immigrants for Protecting Against HIV/Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5711409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Asare (0000-0002-6831-3586, Northern Kentucky University, corresponding author), Manoj Sharma (0000-0002-5310-0748), Maneesh Pandeya (0000-0002-4624-2414, Cincinnati Health Department) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 191-209 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1556-2948 • E-ISSN: 1556-2956 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15562948.2013.826842 |
| OpenAlex | W2074735460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 20 |
The objective of the study was to develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring safer sex and sexual communication behaviors among African immigrants. A 68-item instrument based on Health Belief Model (HBM) and acculturation was validated. The test-retest reliability (n = 30) and internal consistency (n = 412) were also tested. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for establishing the construct validity of the instrument (n = 412). The Cronbach's alphas and test-retest reliability coefficients for all the subscales were found to be over.70. The results for CFA yielded acceptable factor loadings (.30) for the subscales and overall the model was a good fit. This instrument has acceptable validity and reliability and can be used for survey and intervention research in African immigrants.KEYWORDS: Instrumentshealth belief modelAfrican immigrantssafe sex
Acculturation · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · Immigration · Psychometrics · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Validity · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |