Abstract:
Objective: This study is an attempt to investigate validity and reliability of the Persian version
of Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female functioning in volunteer married women in married
dormitories and non-dormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, Iran.
Methods: The current study is descriptive of type survey. The sample consisted of 160
volunteer married women in married dormitories and non-dormitories of Shahid Beheshti
University of Tehran, who were selected by a convenience sampling method and a structured
clinical interview based on DSM-IV-TR after voluntary obtaining informed consent. They
completed 37-item Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female Functioning (SSES-F). The data were
analyzed using exploratory factor analysis by SPSS-PC (v.16).
Results: The results of exploratory factor analysis on SSES-F identified 4 factors. Cronbach´s
α coefficients was α=0.93 for the entire measure (28 items), with alphas ranging from 0.80 to
0.92 for the individual factors.
Conclusion: Given the validity and reliability of the SSES-F Scale, with regard to the validity
and reliability of the SSES-F, this scale can be used in clinical settings and research studies,
particularly in prevention and increasing the competence of legal marital relations
Machine summary:
"Article info: Received: 12 Apr. 2015 Accepted: 26 Jul. 2015 Keywords: Factor analysis, Validity, Reliability, Sexual self-efficacy scale, Functioning A B S T R A C T Objective: This study is an attempt to investigate validity and reliability of the Persian version of Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female functioning in volunteer married women in married dormitories and non-dormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, Iran.
However, Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female Function- ing, are developed by different researchers in the context of sexual functioning that can be useful in identifying and diagnosing women with sexual dysfunctions in Iranian so- ciety by family therapists and counselors.
This study expands upon this previous research and aims to answer the following questions: 1- What is the optimal factor structure for the Persian Sexual self-efficacy scale– Female functioning, as determined by exploratory factor analysis?
Factor loads of Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female Functioning by Varimax rotation: Eigenvalues, percent of variance accounted, and alpha coefficients.
On the basis of the exploratory factorial analysis of the Iranian form of Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female Functioning, it can be inferred that the resulting structure, compared to the one obtained by Bailes et al.
The obtained factors including readiness for sex, communication development and self-stimulatory, a relationship without intercourse and orgasm by tool, were similar to clinical definition of women’s cycle of sexual response, in which it triggers by psychological and physiological stimulators Now, family counselors inform couples that parties’ satisfaction in life, specifi- cally sexual satisfaction are the factors that keep marital life stable and consistent."