Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure

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Autor(a) principal: Pascoal, Patricia M.
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Alvarez, Maria-João, Pereira, Cicero Roberto, Nobre, Pedro J.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/61768
Resumo: The work was financially supported by the BIAL Foundation Fellowship (167/12) and by the Portuguese Science Foundation (CPUP UID/PSI/00050/2013; FEDER/COMPETE2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007294).
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spelling Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant MeasureSexual functioningGender invarianceCognitive modelsSexual beliefsThe work was financially supported by the BIAL Foundation Fellowship (167/12) and by the Portuguese Science Foundation (CPUP UID/PSI/00050/2013; FEDER/COMPETE2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007294).Background: Past research on cognitive models of sexual functioning has focused on sexual beliefs as an important vulnerability factor for sexual dysfunction. However, the existing measurements of sexual beliefs are lengthy and entangle beliefs about sexual functioning with moral beliefs and ideas about sexuality. Furthermore, they have female and male versions, which does not allow for sex comparisons or dyadic research with heterosexual couples. Aim: To describe the development and validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale (BASEF), which assesses beliefs about sexual functioning in men and women. Methods: This study included two cross-sectional online studies with adults in heterosexual dyadic committed and exclusive relationships. In study 1 (sample A, n ¼ 274, mean age ¼ 32.27 years; sample B, n ¼ 114, mean age ¼ 30.6 years), the factorial validity of the BASEF was analyzed through an exploratory factor analysis with an initial poll of 51 items, followed by a test of its structure in a confirmatory factor analysis. In study 2 (n ¼ 426, mean age ¼ 31.5 years), the factorial equivalence of the BASEF was tested across sexes and its association with total scores of sexual functioning was analyzed. Outcome: The main outcome was a new instrument for measurement of beliefs about sexual functioning. Results: In study 1, 15 items indicating 5 factors were retained. The structure was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis, establishing its factorial validity with the five factors aggregated in a second-order latent variable. In study 2, the equivalence of the BASEF was demonstrated across sexes and its association with theoretically related measurements, the International Index of Erectile Function and the Female Sexual Function Index, was supported. Clinical Implications: This new measurement could be useful to evaluate clients and design interventions that take into account similarity and discrepancy in sexual beliefs in couples, such as those interventions framed in cognitive and systemic clinical models. Strengths and Limitations: This study presents a new measurement of beliefs about sexual functioning suited to address an equivalent set of beliefs for men and women. In future studies, the scale will be useful to compare the unique role of these same beliefs in the sexual outcomes of men and women. One major limitation is the lack of examination of the BASEF criterion validity with a clinical sample. Conclusions: Results are indicative of a brief, valid, and reliable sex-invariant measurement of beliefs about sexual functioning that enables testing of cognitive models of sexual functioning in men and women in clinical and research settings.Oxford AcademicRepositório da Universidade de LisboaPascoal, Patricia M.Alvarez, Maria-JoãoPereira, Cicero RobertoNobre, Pedro J.2024-01-15T16:53:24Z20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/61768engPascoal, P. M., Alvarez, M.-J., Pereira, C., & Nobre, P. (2017). Development and initial validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A gender invariant measure. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(4), 613-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.0211743-609510.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-11-20T18:26:47Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/61768Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-11-20T18:26:47Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
title Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
spellingShingle Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
Pascoal, Patricia M.
Sexual functioning
Gender invariance
Cognitive models
Sexual beliefs
title_short Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
title_full Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
title_fullStr Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
title_full_unstemmed Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
title_sort Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure
author Pascoal, Patricia M.
author_facet Pascoal, Patricia M.
Alvarez, Maria-João
Pereira, Cicero Roberto
Nobre, Pedro J.
author_role author
author2 Alvarez, Maria-João
Pereira, Cicero Roberto
Nobre, Pedro J.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pascoal, Patricia M.
Alvarez, Maria-João
Pereira, Cicero Roberto
Nobre, Pedro J.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Sexual functioning
Gender invariance
Cognitive models
Sexual beliefs
topic Sexual functioning
Gender invariance
Cognitive models
Sexual beliefs
description The work was financially supported by the BIAL Foundation Fellowship (167/12) and by the Portuguese Science Foundation (CPUP UID/PSI/00050/2013; FEDER/COMPETE2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007294).
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