Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in women with female orgasmic disorder and in women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder
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The Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI; Rosen et al., 2000) is a self-report measure of sexual functioning that has been validated on a clinically diagnosed sample of women with female sexual arousal disorder. The present investigation extended the validation of the FSFI to include women with a primary clinical diagnosis of female orgasmic disorder (FOD; n = 71) or hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD; n = 44). Internal consistency and divergent validity of the FSFI were within the acceptable range for these populations of women. Significant differences between women with FOD and controls and between women with HSDD and controls were noted for each of the FSFI domain and total scores.
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The FSFI is a validated instrument for evaluating female sexual dysfunction and sexual satisfaction.
“The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire is a 19-item multidimensional self-report instrument for evaluating the main categories of female sexual dysfunction and sexual satisfaction (54,55).”
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Health-related quality of life and sexual functioning were measured with the use of widely used and reliable scales.
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The FSFI has been validated and demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
“The FSFI also has been validated and demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability (55,56).”
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- Authors
- MESTON, C. M.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- MESTON, CINDY M.
- ORCID
- MESTON, CINDY M.
- Venue
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-46
- ISSN
- 0092-623X (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0715
- PMC
- PMC2872178
- OpenAlex
- W2147117726
- Cited by
- 555
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 8.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (R01AT000224, 5 RO1 AT00224-02)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sex work and related issues
- Keywords
- Female Sexual Function Index, female orgasmic disorder, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, female sexual dysfunction, sexual function assessment, psychometric validation, internal consistency, discriminant validity, women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Sexual Behavior, Reproducibility of Results, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
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