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The Sexual Health Myth-Conceptions Scale: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Scale with Emerging Adults in the USA

Jun 2026 · Archives of Sexual Behavior · Vol 55, pp. 2723 - 2737 · 0 citations · 71 references
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The Sexual Health Myth-Conceptions Scale (SHMCS) shows promise as a tool for assessing general and domain-specific sexual health myth-conceptions and for advancing understanding their roles in sexual health among emerging adults.

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