Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS): Validation of the Instrument for the Spanish Nursing Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Measurements
2.5. Data Collection Form
Sexual Attitudes and Beliefs Survey
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants Characteristics
3.2. Instrument Results
3.3. Reliability
3.4. Validity
4. Discussion
4.1. Discuss Participants Characteristics
4.2. Discuss Instrument Characteristics
4.3. Discuss Reliability
4.4. Discuss Validity
5. Conclusions
5.1. Limitation
5.2. Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
SABS | Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey |
SKAT | Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Test |
UCLM | Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha |
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Variable | n | % | |
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Sex | Male | 71 | 25.1 |
Female | 212 | 74.9 | |
Year in school | 1st year | 101 | 35.7 |
2nd year | 107 | 37.8 | |
3rd year | 75 | 26.5 | |
Personal Relationships | One sexual partner | 101 | 35.7 |
One sex partner, sex with others | 58 | 20.5 | |
Multiple sexual partners | 24 | 8.5 | |
No sexual partner | 82 | 29.0 | |
Never had a sexual partner | 18 | 6.4 | |
Sexual Orientation | Heterosexual | 252 | 89.0 |
Homosexual | 12 | 4.3 | |
Bisexual | 13 | 4.6 | |
Not defined | 6 | 2.1 | |
Total | 283 | 100 |
Heading | Mean | Std. Deviation | Corrected Item-Total Correlation | Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted |
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1. Discutir la sexualidad es esencial para los resultados en salud de los enfermos 1 1. Discussing sexuality is essential to patients’ health outcomes | 2.63 | 1.21 | 0.416 | 0.558 |
2. Comprendo cómo las enfermedades y los tratamientos de mis pacientes pueden afectar a su sexualidad 1 2. I understand how my patients’ diseases and treatments might affect their sexuality | 2.45 | 1.08 | 0.455 | 0.555 |
3. Me siento incómodo al hablar sobre asuntos sexuales 3. I feel uncomfortable talking about sexual issues. | 2.97 | 1.34 | 0.356 | 0.568 |
4. Estoy más a gusto hablando con mis pacientes sobre asuntos sexuales que con la mayoría de los enfermeros con los que trabajo 1 4. I am more comfortable talking about sexual issues with my patients than with most of the nurses I work with. | 3.44 | 1.05 | −0.017 | 0.635 |
5. La mayoría de los pacientes hospitalizados están demasiado enfermos para interesarse por la sexualidad 5. Most hospitalized patients are too sick to be interested in sexuality. | 3.19 | 1.23 | 0.274 | 0.586 |
6. Tengo tiempo para discutir con mis pacientes sus preocupaciones sexuales 1 6. I dedicate time to discuss sexual concerns with my patients. | 3.68 | 1.14 | −0.048 | 0.643 |
7. Siempre que los pacientes me hacen una pregunta relacionada con la sexualidad, les aconsejo discutir el asunto con su médico 7. Whenever patients ask me a sexuality related question, I advise them to discuss the matter with their physician. | 3.15 | 1.41 | 0.309 | 0.579 |
8. Confío en mi capacidad para abordar con los pacientes sus preocupaciones sexuales 1 8. I feel confident in my ability to address patients’ sexual concerns. | 2.73 | 1.17 | 0.291 | 0.583 |
9. La sexualidad es un asunto demasiado privado para discutir con los pacientes 9. Sexuality is a too private issue to discuss with patients. | 2.82 | 1.48 | 0.540 | 0.519 |
10. Permitir que un paciente hable sobre sus preocupaciones sexuales es una responsabilidad de enfermería 1 10. Giving a patient permission to talk about sexual concerns is a nursing responsibility. | 2.67 | 1.15 | 0.322 | 0.578 |
11. La sexualidad debería abordarse solo cuando la iniciativa parte del paciente 11. Sexuality should be discussed only if initiated by the patient. | 3.24 | 1.26 | 0.326 | 0.576 |
12. Los pacientes esperan que los enfermeros les pregunten sobre sus preocupaciones sexuales 1 12. Patients expect nurses to ask about their sexual concerns. | 3.45 | 1.16 | −0.093 | 0.651 |
Variable | Mean Rank | Test | |
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Sex | Male | 168.39 | (1) U = 5652.5 p = 0.002 |
Female | 133.16 | ||
Year in school | 1st year | 109.17 | (2)X2 = 160.86 p < 0.001 |
2nd year | 213.15 | ||
3rd year | 84.71 | ||
Personal Relationships | One sexual partner | 133.37 | (2)X2 = 83.593 p < 0.0001 |
One sex partner, but sex with others | 212.92 | ||
Multiple sexual partners | 165.44 | ||
No sexual partner | 105.70 | ||
Never had a sexual partner | 96.03 | ||
Sexual Orientation | Heterosexual | 141.70 | (2)X2 = 9.324 p = 0.074 |
Homosexual | 179.33 | ||
Bisexual | 145.65 | ||
Not defined | 72.00 |
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Aguiar Frias, A.M.; Soto-Fernandez, I.; Mota de Sousa, L.M.; Gómez-Cantarino, S.; Ferreira Barros, M.d.L.; Bocos-Reglero, M.J.; Aaberg, V.; Caldeira, E.; Sim-Sim, M. Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS): Validation of the Instrument for the Spanish Nursing Students. Healthcare 2021, 9, 294. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030294
Aguiar Frias AM, Soto-Fernandez I, Mota de Sousa LM, Gómez-Cantarino S, Ferreira Barros MdL, Bocos-Reglero MJ, Aaberg V, Caldeira E, Sim-Sim M. Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS): Validation of the Instrument for the Spanish Nursing Students. Healthcare. 2021; 9(3):294. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030294
Chicago/Turabian StyleAguiar Frias, Ana Maria, Irene Soto-Fernandez, Luís Manuel Mota de Sousa, Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino, Maria da Luz Ferreira Barros, Maria Jesús Bocos-Reglero, Vicki Aaberg, Ermelinda Caldeira, and Margarida Sim-Sim. 2021. "Sexuality Attitudes and Beliefs Survey (SABS): Validation of the Instrument for the Spanish Nursing Students" Healthcare 9, no. 3: 294. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030294