Confirmatory factor analysis of the female sexual function index.(Report): An article from: The Journal of Sex Research
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From the author: The Female Sexual Functioning Index (Rosen et al., 2000) was designed to assess the key dimensions of female sexual functioning using six domains." desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain. A full-scale score was proposed to represent women's overall sexual function. The fifth revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is currently underway and includes a proposal to combine desire and arousal problems. The objective of this article was to evaluate and compare four models of the Female Sexual Functioning Index: (a) single-factor model, (b) six-factor model, (c) second-order factor model, and (4) five-factor model combining the desire and arousal subscales. Cross-sectional and observational data from 85 women were used to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis on the Female Sexual Functioning Index. Local and global goodness-of-fit measures, the chi-square test of differences, squared multiple correlations, and regression weights were used. The single-factor model fit was not acceptable. The original six-factor model was confirmed, and good model fit was found for the second-order and five-factor models. Delta chi-square tests of differences supported best fit for the six-factor model validating usage of the six domains. However, when revisions are made to the DSM-5, the Female Sexual Functioning Index can adapt to reflect these changes and remain a valid assessment tool for women's sexual functioning, as the five-factor structure was also supported.
Citation Details
Title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the female sexual function index.(Report)
Author: Emily A. Opperman
Publication:The Journal of Sex Research (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Page: 29(8)
Article Type: Report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
From the author: The Female Sexual Functioning Index (Rosen et al., 2000) was designed to assess the key dimensions of female sexual functioning using six domains." desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain. A full-scale score was proposed to represent women's overall sexual function. The fifth revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is currently underway and includes a proposal to combine desire and arousal problems. The objective of this article was to evaluate and compare four models of the Female Sexual Functioning Index: (a) single-factor model, (b) six-factor model, (c) second-order factor model, and (4) five-factor model combining the desire and arousal subscales. Cross-sectional and observational data from 85 women were used to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis on the Female Sexual Functioning Index. Local and global goodness-of-fit measures, the chi-square test of differences, squared multiple correlations, and regression weights were used. The single-factor model fit was not acceptable. The original six-factor model was confirmed, and good model fit was found for the second-order and five-factor models. Delta chi-square tests of differences supported best fit for the six-factor model validating usage of the six domains. However, when revisions are made to the DSM-5, the Female Sexual Functioning Index can adapt to reflect these changes and remain a valid assessment tool for women's sexual functioning, as the five-factor structure was also supported.
Citation Details
Title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the female sexual function index.(Report)
Author: Emily A. Opperman
Publication:The Journal of Sex Research (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Page: 29(8)
Article Type: Report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
