The Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index, Male Sexual Function Index, and Profile of Female Sexual Function for Use in Healthy Young Adults

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1651-1662

  Kalmbach, David A ^a,b   Ciesla, Jeffrey A ^a   Janata, Jeffrey W ^c   Kingsberg, Sheryl A ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Female Sexual Function Index; Male Sexual Function Index; Multi trait multi method; Profile of Female Sexual Function; Sexual functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938284758     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0334-y     Document Type: Article

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