Peruvian preliminary validation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
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Female Sexual Function Index, female sexual dysfunction, reliability, validationAbstract
Female sexual dysfunctions involve a significant alteration in usual female behavior. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) examines six dimensions of a woman's sexual functioning (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, pain). It is an instrumental study that assesses the psychometric properties in a non-clinical sample of 330 Peruvian women. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis concluded that both the six-dimensional model (CFI =.994; TLI =.992; RMSEA =.087; SRMR =.025) and the five-dimensional model (CFI =.994; TLI =.992; RMSEA =.086; SRMR =.028) are good. The internal reliability of the instrument was calculated using the polychoric Omega coefficient, finding values ranging between .574 and .968 for each dimension in both models. Based on the results, it was concluded that the FSFI is a valid and reliable instrument to be used in a non-clinical sample as a measure of sexual functioning in Peruvian women.
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