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Validation of the Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale Among Young Adults in the United Kingdom and Spain Alonso Martínez, Laura Forrest, Simon Heras Sevilla, Davinia Sáiz Manzanares, María Consuelo Puente Alcaraz, Jesús Fernández Hawrylak, María Assessment tools Community/Public health Continuing education Culture/Cultural competency Instrument development Background and Purpose: The transmission of sexual infections is increasing globally. The research aims to validate the Health Protective Sexual Communication Scale (HPSC) in English and Spanish. Methods: The study survey was administered to 1,223 university students from Spain (658) and the United Kingdom (565) during the academic year 2020-2021. Results: Cronbach's alpha values were .80 (Spain) and .86 (United Kingdom). The scale's Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis displays a one-dimensional structure of eight items in both countries. Conclusions: The HPSC has excellent reliability and validity. Psychometric findings support the use of the HPSC as a screening tool to measure sexual risk in youth. 2025-01-07T10:40:58Z 2025-01-07T10:40:58Z 2025-01-07T10:40:58Z 2024-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1061-3749 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9829 10.1891/jnm-2022-0113 1945-7049 eng Journal of Nursing Measurement. 2024, V. 32, n. 4, p. 481-493 https://doi.org/10.1891/jnm-2022-0113 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Springer Publishing