@article{ref1,
title="The female sexual subjectivity inventory: development and validation of a multidimensional inventory for late adolescents and emerging adults",
journal="Psychology of women quarterly",
year="2006",
author="Horne, Sharon and Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J.",
volume="30",
number="2",
pages="125-138",
abstract="Three studies were conducted to develop and validate a theoretically derived multidimensional inventory of females' sexual self-conceptions (sexual subjectivity). Study 1 revealed five factors on the Female Sexual Subjectivity Inventory (FSSI): sexual body-esteem, three factors of conceptions and expectations of sexual desire and pleasure (self, partner, and self-efficacy), and sexual self-reflection. A shorter revised version of the FSSI was tested in Study 2. In Study 3, a confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit to the data. The FSSI had a sound factorial structure and high reliability. Significant associations between the five scales in the FSSI and sexual self-awareness, safe sex self-efficacy, and sexual anxiety provided evidence of validity. Some FSSI scales were also associated with self-silencing in close relationships, resistance to sexual double standards, and self-esteem. Sexual subjectivity is a complex intraindividual phenomenon that includes cognitive and emotional components, some of which can be assessed with the FSSI scales.<p />",
language="",
issn="0361-6843",
doi="10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00276.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00276.x"
}