Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in Women with Female Orgasmic Disorder and in Women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Author: MESTON, CINDY M.¹

Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Volume 29, Number 1, 1 January 2003 , pp. 39-46(8)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA The Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI; Rosen et al., 2000) is a self-report measure of sexual functioning that has been validated on a clinically diagnosed sample of women with female sexual arousal disorder. The present investigation extended the validation of the FSFI to include women with a primary clinical diagnosis of female orgasmic disorder (FOD; n = 71) or hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD; n = 44). Internal consistency and divergent validity of the FSFI were within the acceptable range for these populations of women. Significant differences between women with FOD and controls and between women with HSDD and controls were noted for each of the FSFI domain and total scores.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

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