The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX): Reliability and Validity
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Although sexual dysfunction is common in psychiatric patients, quantification of sexual dysfunction is limited by the paucity of validated, user-friendly scales. In order to address this problem, the authors have developed the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX), a five-item rating scale that quantifies sex drive, arousal, vaginal lubrication/penile erection, ability to reach orgasm, and satisfaction from orgasm. Possible total scores range from 5 to 30, with the higher scores indicating more sexual dysfunction. This study assesses the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the ASEX.
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Randomization was stratified by patients' sexual function status (normal vs abnormal) as determined at baseline by the ASEX scale.
“Randomization was stratified by patients' sexual function status (normal vs abnormal) as determined at baseline by the Arizona Sexual Experiences (ASEX) scale (McGahuey et al. 2000).”
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- Authors
- A. McGahuey, A. J. G.
- Venue
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2000-01
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-40
- ISSN
- 0092-623X (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0715
- OpenAlex
- W2164182651
- Cited by
- 1,155
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, sexual dysfunction, sexual dysfunction assessment, psychometric validation, reliability statistics, validity, sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, sexual satisfaction, psychiatric patients
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Sexual Behavior, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
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