Going beyond “With a Partner” and “Intercourse”: Does Anything Else Influence Sexual Satisfaction among Women? The Sexual Satisfaction Comprehensive Index

Adelaida I. Ogallar-Blanco (), Raquel Lara-Moreno and Débora Godoy-Izquierdo ()
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Adelaida I. Ogallar-Blanco: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Research Group (CTS-267), Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Cartuja University Campus, 18071 Granada, Spain
Raquel Lara-Moreno: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Research Group (CTS-267), Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Cartuja University Campus, 18071 Granada, Spain
Débora Godoy-Izquierdo: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Research Group (CTS-267), Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Cartuja University Campus, 18071 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-27

Abstract: The validated tools for measuring sexual satisfaction (SS) assess in fact other phenomena such as sexual functioning, assess SS within the context of a romantic heterosexual relationship and intercourse-type activity or were designed to be applied only in therapeutic or rehabilitation contexts. Consequently, they offer an incomplete understanding of SS, particularly among women. We thus developed an alternative measure of SS, the Sexual Satisfaction Comprehensive Index (SSCI), considering both the individual and with-a-partner dimensions, as well as the actual and desired experiences of satisfaction, along with other dimensions affecting SS, and explored its psychometric properties. A total of 1080 young to mid-aged women with different sociodemographic, relationship and sexual identity backgrounds voluntarily completed several measures of SS, including the SSCI. Results showed that the SSCI is a reliable measure for assessing SS. An exploratory and a confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the latent multidimensional structure of the SSCI, supporting its factorial validity. In addition, the SSCI showed appropriate convergent validity with other measures commonly used to assess SS. In sum, the SSCI was revealed to be a useful multidimensional index of SS for research and practice contexts which allows the practitioner or the researcher to make decisions on which dimension(s) are to be evaluated. This study focused on women’s SS, and future research with other gender, sexual and cultural identities is necessary to support its utility in multi-identity and multi-sexuality scenarios.

Keywords: sexual satisfaction; sexual health; females’ sexuality; personal satisfaction; psychometrics; validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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