DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF ADOLESCENT RISK BEHAVIOR SCALE

Abstract

Risk behavior performed by adolescence has a negative impact on the completion of
developmental tasks. In addition, this behavior is directly or indirectly detrimental to the health
and well-being of adolescents. This study aims to develop and validate adolescent risk behavior
scale by examining its validity and reliability. This study used the confirmatory factor analysis
(CFA) model using the AMOS 24 program. Participants involved were 881 high-school students.
The indicators tested on this scale are alcoholic drinking behavior, Narcotics, Psychotropic and
Other Addictive Substances Consumptionbehavior, and premarital sex behavior. The reliability
test result was 0.988 with an item discrimination power of 0.776 - 0.950. While the construct
validity test through the CFA test shows. p value = 0.000, GFI = 0.969 (≥ 0.90); AGFI = 0.942
(≥ 0.80), TLI = 0.986 (≥ 0.90), CFI = 0.990 (≥ 0.90) and RMSEA = 0.070 (0.05-0.010). Thus, it
is concluded that the construct measurement model was in accordance with the empirical
conditions based on the parameter values used for the model suitability test.