Female sexual well-being scale™ (FSWB Scale™): Development and psychometric validation in sexually functional women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1297-1305

  Rosen, Raymond C ^a   Bachmann, Gloria A ^b   Reese, Jennifer Barsky ^c   Gentner, Louis ^d   Leiblum, Sandra ^e   Wajszczuk, Charles ^d   Wanser, Rita ^d  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^e New Jersey Center for Sexual Wellness   (United States)

Author keywords

Female sexual well being; Psychometric validation; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL WELLBEING SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; LUBRICATION; ORGASM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 65149105960     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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