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The Female Sexuality Questionnaire: instrument development.

W Holmes1, D Clemmens, R Froman

  • 1University of Connecticut, USA.

Journal of Nursing Measurement
|October 12, 2000
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The Female Sexuality Questionnaire (FSQ) was developed and validated to measure female sexual health across several domains. The final 41-item FSQ includes factors for Satisfaction, Physical Responsiveness, Beliefs, Body Image, and Relationships.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Human Sexuality
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Female sexuality is a complex, multidimensional construct.
  • Existing measures may not adequately capture the nuances of women's sexual experiences.
  • A validated instrument is needed to assess various facets of female sexuality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Female Sexuality Questionnaire (FSQ).
  • To identify key domains and items that accurately reflect female sexuality.

Main Methods:

  • Survey design utilizing 500 distributed questionnaires to a diverse sample of 262 sexually active women.
  • Item generation based on literature and domain-referenced approach, followed by expert review.
  • Principal factor analysis (PFA) with quartimax rotation on 41 items from an initial pool of 70.

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Main Results:

  • The PFA yielded a 5-factor solution: Satisfaction, Physical Responsiveness, Beliefs, Body Image, and Relationships (derived from Intimacy).
  • The Reproduction domain was not supported by the analysis.
  • Twelve items did not load onto any factor, suggesting areas for refinement.

Conclusions:

  • The developed Female Sexuality Questionnaire (FSQ) provides a psychometrically sound measure of female sexuality.
  • The FSQ effectively captures key dimensions including satisfaction, physical responsiveness, beliefs, body image, and relationship dynamics.
  • Further recommendations for FSQ refinement are based on empirical findings.