Comprehensive sex education (CSE) is linked to several favorable health outcomes yet is consistently underfunded and under-implemented. This is likely due to the perceived controversy of CSE, but research indicates that CSE in the K-12 system is widely supported in most areas of the U.S. Legislators, school board members, and funding agencies need a more thorough and accurate understanding of their communities' attitudes toward CSE. An attitudinal scale for the general adult population could help generate research that would give these stakeholders the confidence they need to make decisions about CSE in their local areas. The current study created this needed scale using a structured 6-step process that integrated several methods establishing validity and reliability. Scale structure was tested using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, in addition to invariance testing and validity checks. The scale performed similarly across several groups and met predictions for known-groups and predictive validity, while showing some evidence for convergent validity as well. However, although findings indicate that the one-factor model of the CSEA-K12 was the best fitting model, the fit was weaker than desired. Suggestions for future work further addressing internal consistency of the scale are noted.

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开发衡量 K-12 学校综合性教育态度的量表 （CSEA-K12）。


全面性教育 （CSE） 与几种良好的健康结果有关，但始终资金不足且实施不足。这可能是由于对 CSE 的争议，但研究表明，K-12 系统中的 CSE 在美国的大部分地区都得到了广泛支持。立法者、学校董事会成员和资助机构需要更彻底、更准确地了解其社区对 CSE 的态度。针对一般成年人群的态度量表可以帮助开展研究，使这些利益相关者有信心在当地做出有关 CSE 的决策。目前的研究使用结构化的 6 步流程创建了这个所需的量表，该流程整合了建立有效性和可靠性的多种方法。除了不变性检验和有效性检查外，还使用探索性和验证性因子分析来测试量表结构。该量表在几组中的表现相似，并满足对已知组和预测效度的预测，同时也显示了收敛效度的一些证据。然而，尽管研究结果表明 CSEA-K12 的单因素模型是最佳拟合模型，但拟合度低于预期。对进一步解决量表内部一致性的未来工作提出了建议。