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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1488982
This article is part of the Research Topic Inclusive Health Communication: Strategies for Equitable Information Dissemination View all 4 articles
Psychometric Evaluation of the Korean Version of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale Among South Korean College Students
Provisionally accepted
Sujung Lee 
Jungmin Lee *- Hallym University, Chuncheon-si, Republic of Korea
Purpose: In this study, the validity and reliability of the cross-culturally adapted Korean version of the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale (KR-SCSES) were investigated. Methods: The participants were 227 college students enrolled for an academic year who had experienced sexual intercourse. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis showed an adequate model fit index (χ 2 = 283.444, df = 132, p < .001, RMSEA = 0.07, CMIN/DF = 2.15, RMR = .04, TLI = .92, and CFI = 0.93). Furthermore, as a result of reliability verification, the Cronbach's α was .91, confirming that the reliability of the Korean version of the tool was very high. Conclusion: This study showed that the KR-SCSES is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating the sexual communication skills and selfefficacy of Korean university students. These results can be used to develop future interventions and awareness education programs related to risky sexual behavior among college students.
Keywords: Adolescent, factor analysis, Sexual intercourse, Students, Validation study
Received: 31 Aug 2024; Accepted: 07 Mar 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Jungmin Lee, Hallym University, Chuncheon-si, Republic of Korea
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