Abstract
Background: Parents are the first line mediators in sexuality development of children. However, the majority of parents tend to have close supervision on children sexual behaviors, particularly in the conservative cultures. This article describes the development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure Iranian parents’ competence in caring and nurturing their children sexually. Methods: The questionnaire was designed based on the principles in measurement, Waltz’stheory. The Iranian version of Children’s Sexual Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ-IR) was developed and completed by 386 mothers and 101 fathers who participated in a community based sexuality education program in Tehran, capital of Iran. Reliability was assessed by Kuder-Richardson reliability coefficient and Split half. CSBQ-IR was evaluated for its construct, inclusiveness and content validity by principal component analysis. Results: The Kuder-Richardson reliability coefficient and Split half reliability were found 0.425 and 0.457 that was on acceptable range. Meaning, grammar, wording and item allocation of the questionnaire were found to be appropriate with (content validity ratio [CVR]=0.99) and(content validity index [CVI]=0.8) respectively. Conclusion: CSBQ-IR provides a valid assessment of the parents’ competency or incompetency in nurturing, communication, and managing their children’s sexual behaviors.
Highlights
Sexual behaviors are developmentally normative among children.[1,2] The type and frequency of these behaviors vary and depend on the child’s age.[2,3]Parents are known as the first line mediators in sexuality development of children.[4]
Step 2: the items of this questionnaire were generated along with a curriculum development which was planned to be implemented in a community-based sexuality education program targeting parents in Tehran
The Kuder-Richardson reliability and spit half reliability coefficient for the questionnaire were (0.425) and (0.457) that are on the acceptable range
Summary
Parents are known as the first line mediators in sexuality development of children.[4] The majority of parents tend to have supervision on children sexual behaviors concerning its occurrence in children,[1] in non-Western societies,[5] such as Iranian culture. The majority of parents tend to have close supervision on children sexual behaviors, in the conservative cultures. This article describes the development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure Iranian parents’ competence in caring and nurturing their children sexually. The Iranian version of Children’s Sexual Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ-IR) was developed and completed by 386 mothers and 101 fathers who participated in a communitybased sexuality education program in Tehran, capital of Iran. Conclusion: CSBQ-IR provides a valid assessment of the parents’ competency or incompetency in nurturing, communication, and managing their children’s sexual behaviors
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