Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Contraceptive Self-efficacy Scale: Focused on Women University Students

Kim, Kyeha; Cho, Euna

doi:2016.22.3.151

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 22(3); 2016 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2016;22(3):151-161.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.3.151 Published online September 27, 2016.

Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Contraceptive Self-efficacy Scale: Focused on Women University Students

Kyeha Kim, Euna Cho

¹Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Honam University, Gwangju, Korea. jouoa@honam.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Contraceptive Self-efficacy (K-CSE) scale.
METHODS
The K-CSE scale was developed through forward-backward translation methods. Construct and criterion validity and internal consistency reliability were calculated using SPSS/WIN 21.0. Data were collected from 257 women students from two universities in G city, South Korea.
RESULTS
The factor structure of the K-CSE scale showed the cumulative variance as 62.9% in the factor analysis. Factor loading of 13 items on four subscales ranged from .47 to .88. Factors were named as 'initiative of contraceptive use', 'sexual assertiveness', 'refusal of sexual intercourse', and 'autonomic sexual behavior'. Criterion validity compared to the Sexual Autonomy Measurement (SAM) showed significant correlation. Cronbach's α for the reliability of each subscale were .50~.82 and .76 for the total scale.
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study demonstrate that the K-CSE scale is a satisfactory valid and reliable scale. Therefore, the CSE scale can be useful in measuring contraceptive self-efficacy among women university students in Korea.

Key Words: Contraception; Self-efficacy; Validity and reliability