Assessing Iranians’ parental competence: Development and psychometric properties of the Children’s Sexual Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ-IR), Iranian Version

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 0.425and 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.

The Relationship Between Religiosity and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents in Merdeka Square, Langsa City

“…Based on the research results above, the researchers suggest that teenagers, especially those who have had relationships related to sexual behavior, should try to be busier with other pleasant things, such as following studies that lead to good things, or it could be by joining youth associations who have a hobby of sports, helping people in need, and other good things; hence, sexual behavior can be avoided as much as possible (McKibbin et al, 2017). The recommendation for practical implications and policy making can be improvement and systematizing parental training in children sexuality education; expanding training approaches to encourage active parenting and promote parent-child communication skills as the essentials in sexually-related nurturing and caring of children (Merghati-Khoei et al, 2019).…”