Overview of Sexual Experiences

The Overview of Sexual Experiences, Capaldi, Deborah (2002), is a 37-item questionnaire on sexual intercourse, the partner’s gender, contraceptives, forced sexual contact, sexual orientation, comfort in discussing contraceptives, safe sex with partners, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Abstract: Overview of Sexual Experiences is a 37-item questionnaire used in Wave XIX. The participant answers questions about sexual intercourse and the partner’s gender; knowledge about contraceptives; forced sexual contact; sexual orientation; comfort in discussing contraceptives and safe sex with partners; whether the participant has been diagnosed with any sexually transmitted diseases and/or has been tested for HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases. No scales are constructed for this measure. The user is warned that a single respondent reports having being married 10 times. The user is encouraged to test for associations for variables measuring discrete characteristics regarding sexual experiences.  

Who Completed this Measure?: select one

Cohort 1 - Administrative History

  • Year 19 | age 24-25
  • Year 26 | age 31-32

Cohort 2 - Administrative History

  • Year 19 | age 24-25
  • Year 26 | age 31-32

Cohort 3 - Administrative History

  • Year 19 | age 24-25
  • Year 26 | age 31-32

Technical Reports:

Raw Dataset Name: CyCJ

Scored Dataset Name: OSEySCc

Keywords:
forced sexual contact, knowledge about contraceptives, partner’s gender, safe sex, Sexual Intercourse, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted diseases

Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: No

Obtain Measure:

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