Social capital plays an important role in sexual and reproductive health among youth, yet few measures to assess this concept have been developed and tested for this population. We developed and examined the factor structure of the Brief Social Capital for Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Scale. Drawing on the empirical literature, we identified item content to assess an overall construct of social capital in relationship to youth’s sexual and reproductive health, including condom self-efficacy, civic engagement, and adult and community support. We conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with a sample of 200 youth, predominately low-income and ethnic minority in Denver, Colorado. EFA with geomax rotation yielded a three-factor solution. CFA provided an adequate model fit with acceptable standardized factor loadings. This study provides a validated measure for future research to further examine social capital and youth sexual and reproductive health.

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青少年性与生殖健康简明社会资本量表的研制

社会资本在青年人的性健康和生殖健康中发挥着重要作用，但针对这一人群制定和测试的评估这一概念的措施却很少。我们开发并检验了青少年性健康和生殖健康简明社会资本量表的因素结构。根据实证文献，我们确定了项目内容，以评估与青少年性健康和生殖健康相关的社会资本的整体结构，包括安全套自我效能、公民参与以及成人和社区支持。我们对科罗拉多州丹佛市的 200 名年轻人（主要是低收入群体和少数族裔）进行了探索性因素分析 (EFA) 和验证性因素分析 (CFA)。EFA 结合 geomax 旋转产生了三因素解决方案。CFA 提供了充分的模型拟合以及可接受的标准化因子载荷。这项研究为未来的研究提供了一种经过验证的措施，以进一步检查社会资本和青少年性健康和生殖健康。