Sexual Agency is a three-item measure of young women’s perceptions of relationship power and control.
Geographies Tested: United States of America
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
1. It’s easy for me to say
no if I don’t want to have sex.
2. It is easy for him to take
advantage of me.
3. Sometimes things just get out of
control with him.
Response Options:
A four-point Likert type scale (1=“strongly disagree” to 4=“strongly agree”)
Scores are the average of the responses to the three items.
Best, C., Tanner, A. E., Hensel, D. J., Fortenberry, J. D., & Zimet, G. D. (2014). Young women's contraceptive microbicide preferences: Associations with contraceptive behavior and sexual relationship characteristics. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 46(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1363/46E0114
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