The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX): Reliability and Validity

2000/01/01 by Cynthia A. McGahuey, Alan J. Gelenberg, Cin, Cynthia A. McGahuey · 1,152 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Arousal #Cartography #Clinical psychology #Convergent validity #Developmental psychology #Discriminant validity #Eating Disorders and Behaviors #Internal consistency #Orgasm #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychometrics #Rating scale #Reliability (semiconductor) #Scale (ratio) #Sexual arousal #Sexual behavior #Sexual dysfunction #Sexual function and dysfunction studies #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Social psychology #Validity

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/009262300278623

published in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 26(1), 25-40 (Routledge)

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Abstract

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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