Citation

Kaplan L, Harder DW. Psychol. Rep. 1991; 68(3): 1275-1282.

Affiliation

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Beth Israel Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1924626

Abstract

The development of a 33-item Sexual Desire Conflict Scale for Women is described. The scale was designed to measure women's experiences of subjective discomfort and conflict in relation to sexual desire. 54 women participated: 18 survivors of childhood sexual abuse, 18 survivors of nonsexual trauma, 18 controls with no histories of trauma. Three factors accounted for 25.6, 12.9 and 7.6% of the variance. While no social desirability confounding was detected, the three groups had very different scores. Suggestions for research and clinical application are made.

Language: en