Measuring Sexual Performance: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Sexual Performance Questionnaire in Iranian People with Spinal Cord Injury
| Autor: | Habib Yousefi, Noura Aghajani, Jeffrey E. Korte, Fatemeh Atoof, Fatemeh Sheikhan, Zahra Salmani, Alireza Bayat, Effat Merghati-Khoei, Abazar Yazdanpanah, Fereshteh Rahdari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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030506 rehabilitation
05 social sciences Rehabilitation Discriminant validity Construct validity Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Exploratory factor analysis Article 03 medical and health sciences Cronbach's alpha Spouse Scale (social sciences) Content validity 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Face validity Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Sex Disabil |
| ISSN: | 0146-1044 |
| Popis: | Sexual performance refers to activities served by sexual capacity and motivation. As a culturally sensitive issue, to date the scalar invariance of sexual performance has not been examined for Iranians with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). Aim: To develop and assess properties of an instrument evaluating sexual performance of an Iranian population with SCIs., in Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (BASIR), Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Using multi-modal methods, we developed and assessed the Sexual Performance Questionnaire (SPQ). This included collecting expert opinions; engaging with patients with SCI referred to BASIR; pilot testing to assess the scale; and a formal investigation. Participants (men = 156, women = 58) completed the SPQ. Internal consistency and reliability were measured using Cronbach’s α coefficient. Content and face validity were examined by academic experts. Construct validity was assessed by examining convergent and discriminant validity. Finally, exploratory factor analysis was used to extract the factor structure of the questionnaire. The Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.77. There was a significant (p = 0.04) correlation (r = − 0.23) between the SPQ score and age. Those with a partner scored higher (p = 0.001). We found three components: Spouse as initiator, self-initiation, and genital-oriented sex which accounted for 59% of the observed variance. The face and content validity was approved by an expert committee. The development and application of the 13-item SPQ provides a thorough understanding of sexual performance amongst persons with SCI. It facilitates the development of efficient sexual rehabilitation interventions and SCI-specific sexuality education programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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