Open AccessAffect and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents: A Review of the Literature and Comparison of Momentary Sampling With Diary and Retrospective Self-Report Methods of Measurement
Author(s) -
Lydia A. Shrier,
MeiChiung Shih,
William R. Beardslee
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2004-2073
Subject(s) - medicine , affect (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , retrospective cohort study , experience sampling method , respondent , reproductive health , clinical psychology , psychiatry , population , psychology , surgery , social psychology , political science , paleontology , environmental health , biology , communication , law
Assessment of mental health is important in understanding sexual risk behavior in adolescents, yet few studies have examined how affect is directly related to sexual behavior. Momentary sampling (MS) methods permit real-time assessment of affect in relation to specific events and embed the collected data in the context of the respondent's moment-to-moment life. The objectives of this study were to review the literature on affect and sexual behavior and to compare the feasibility and acceptability of MS with diaries and retrospective self-report as a means of collecting temporally relevant data on affect and sexual behavior in adolescents.
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