TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The female sexual subjectivity inventory: development and validation of a multidimensional inventory for late adolescents and emerging adults
JO  - Psychology of women quarterly
A1  - Horne, Sharon
A1  - Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J.
SP  - 125
EP  - 138
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0361-6843
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00276.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -