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This paper presents the construction and testing of the reliability of an instrument to assess attitudes and subjective norms sexual and reproductive behavior of young males. The scale was administered to 965 male students (From of 11 to 19 years) enrolled at school in the Colombian Caribbean region. This work includes two independent studies, in the Study 1 (pilot) the questionnaire consisted of 150 items and it was reduced to 78. In the protective attitude scale (Mean = 4.1 and SD = 1.07) was obtained Cronbach's alpha of 0.93 and for the abstinence / delay attitude (Mean = 3.6 and SD = 1.26) an alpha of 0.88 with high homogeneity. The total correlation item was greater than 0.6 for all the attitude scales. On the scale of beliefs represented by the subjective norms (Mean = 3.79 and SD = 1.08) the estimation of Cronbach's alpha was 0.98 with correlations above 0.66. In Study 2 (final stop), the construct validity assessment using factorial analysis and principal components analysis with VARIMAX rotation reported a satisfactory fit of the data to the array factor. In conclusion, the instrument has a reliable and stable structure for the measurement of attitudes and subjective norms for sexuality and reproductive health, and it is useful to help in the setting of programs.

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ResumenEste estudio de 1.777 adolescentes escolares varones y mujeres entre 11 a 19 años en el Caribe colombiano, tuvo doble objetivo: diseñar y validar dos escalas de intención en sexualidad reproductiva y analizar diferencias de género. El pilotaje de las escalas constaba de 8 ítems y se redujo a 6; la comprobación de la fiabilidad y validez mediante análisis factorial exploratorio y de componentes principales con rotación VARIMAX arrojó dos factores: Intención de Protección e Intención de Riesgo, explicados entre 69.4% y 70% respectivamente. En la AbstractThe study of 1777 male and female adolescent students of 11 -19 years in the Colombian Caribbean had two objectives: development and validation of two reproductive health intention scales and analyze gender differences. The pilot of the scale consisted of 8 items and was reduced to 6, to check the reliability and validity using factor analysis and principal components with VARIMAX rotation yielded two factors: Intention and Intention Risk Protection, explained between 69.4% and 70% respectively. In the male Protection Intent (M = 3.87 and SD = 1.29) and risk (M = 2.56 and SD = 1.18) obtained an alpha between 0.74 and 0.86, and in Protection of Intent to female (M = 3.49 and SD = 1.35) and risk (M = 1.50 and SD = 0.89) ranged between 0.78 and 086. In conclusion, the reliability and structural stability are adequate and there are gender differences in the scales. Key Words: Measurement, Sexuality, Teens, Intent, Gender Agradecimientos: esta investigación ha sido financiada por Colciencias como parte del proyecto código Nº 121549326168, denominado: "validación de estrategias pedagógicas y comunicacionales mediante un modelo cognitivo social y epidemiológico para la prevención de comportamientos sexuales de riesgo, en adolescentes escolarizados entre 11-16 años de dos ciudades del Caribe colombiano" junto con el apoyo de la DIP, Universidad del Norte,

To establish the validity of the BHS-20, a sample of 2064 adolescent students aged 14 and 17 years (M = 15.61, SD = 1.05) were invited to participate in the research. Cronbach’s alpha (α) and McDonald’s omega (ω) were computed to evaluate the internal consistency. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the dimensionality of the BHS-20. The Spearman correlation ( r s) with depressive symptoms and risk of suicide scores of the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale were computed to explore the nomological validity. The BHS-20 showed a high internal consistency (α = .81, ω = .93), an adequate one-dimensional structure with an excellent adjustment [χ2 S-B = 341, df = 170, p < .01, Comparative Fit Index = .99, RMSEA = .03] and acceptable nomological validity with depressive symptoms ( r s = .47, p < .01) and scores for suicide risk ( r s = .33, p < .01). In conclusion, current results suggest that the BHS-20 demonstrates validity and reliability among Colombian adolescent students.