Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the reply, "Not at all characteristic of me." which was one of the possible replies to the Sexuality Test for Middle School Students, was an honest response and to discuss if such reply should be included in the future inventories. The reply was originally intended as a valid answer for those students who lacked sexual experience. However, due to the unnaturally high percentage of this particular reply, a further analysis was called for. The subjects of the study were 499 middle school students. The results indicated that female students chose more of the "Not at all characteristic of me" reply than the male students. In addition, students attending co-ed schools chose more of this reply than those students attending boys/girls schools. For most of the questions on the survey, the study showed a strong relationship between the "Not at all characteristic of me" reply and the student's actual sexual behavior or impulses. To be more specific, those students who chose this reply showed low sexual interests, impulses and a lack of sexual knowledge. In conclusion, the reply, "Not at all characteristic of me" was strongly related to the student's sex, school environment, actual sexual behavior and sexual knowledge. The results suggest that this reply should continue to be included in the future inventory especially because a high percentage of female students chose this reply in the Sexual Impulsivity Test and the Sexual Coping Test. Since the environmental factors greatly influence the validity of the inventory, factors such as the students'school environment must be controlled in order to produce accurate results. (Korean J Str Res 2006;14:191∼202)

• Keywords: Sexuality test, Sexual attitude, Sexual impulsivity, Coping behavior, Adolescent;