The Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale - SRBS

Technical Manual

Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Created: June 12, 2011

Last Modified: June 12, 2011 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC

Background

This script implements a computerized version of the Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale (SRBS) by Fino et al (2021). The SRBS is a self-report screener questionnaire for risky sexual behavior in young adults.

Note: the article/scale was published under a Creative Commons License.

References

Fino, E., Jaspal, R., Lopes, B., Wignall, L., & Bloxsom, C. (2021). The Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale (SRBS): Development & Validation in a University Student Sample in the UK. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 44(2), 152–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/01632787211003950

Duration

1 minute

Description

5 questions on a 5-point Likert Scale, self report, no reversed scored items. The original SRBS ran 6 items, but the first item "How often have you had vaginal sex without a condom?" was subsequently dropped from the survey.

Summary Data

File Name: srbs_summary*.iqdat

Data Fields

NameDescription
startDate Date the session was run
startTime Time the session was run
subjectId Participant ID
groupId Group number
sessionId Session number
elapsedTime Session duration in ms
inquisit.version Inquisit version number
computer.platform Device platform: win | mac |ios | android
computer.touch 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities
computer.hasKeyboard 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected
completed 0 = Test was not completed
1 = Test was completed
totalSRBS Total Score: sum of all individual responses (Range: 0-20)
=> Higher scores indicate higher risk to engage in sexual risk behaviors

Raw Data

File Name: srbs.iqdat

Data Fields

NameDescription
date Date the session was run
time Time the session was run
subject Participant ID
group Group number
session Session number
build Inquisit version number
q*_response Response given (in assigned values)
Scale: 0 (Never) - 4 (Very often)
no reversed scored item
=> Higher scores indicate higher risk to engage in sexual risk behaviors
q*_latency How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular
question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited)