Tavares Inês M, Santos-Iglesias Pablo, Nobre Pedro J
Center for Psychology, University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Porto, Portugal.
Department of Psychology, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Canada.
J Sex Med. 2022 May;19(5):834-845. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.02.026. Epub 2022 Mar 31.
The Female Sexual Distress Scale and the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised-herein called the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS and SDS-R)-are among the most widely used self-report instruments to assess sexual distress, but no version for use in the Portuguese population is available to date.
The current study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the SDS/SDS-R in samples of women and men with and without distressing sexual problems.
A sample of 1,109 participants without distressing sexual problems (761 women) and 382 participants with distressing sexual problems (283 women), ages ranging from 18 to 72 years, were used to examine the psychometric properties of the Portuguese SDS and SDS-R.
Participants completed a survey that included a sociodemographic and health questionnaire, the Portuguese version of the SDS and SDS-R, and measures of sexual satisfaction, sexual quality of life, sexual function, dyadic adjustment, and psychological distress.
Results indicated that the Portuguese SDS and the SDS-R assess 1 general domain of sexual distress and showed good evidences of validity based on content and on relations with other variables. Sexual distress was associated with poorer sexual function, satisfaction, and quality of life, with higher psychological distress, and lower dyadic adjustment. Internal consistency and test-retest (1 month) reliabilities were excellent. Tests of differential functioning of items indicated that the SDS and SDS-R scores can be used to compare women and men on sexual distress, but the SDS/SDS-R scores flagged differential functioning of items and test (DFIT) between participants with and without distressing sexual problems.
Clinicians and researchers can now make use of the SDS and of the SDS-R in the Portuguese population, facilitating the assessment of sexual distress in clinical settings.
STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS: The Portuguese SDS/SDS-R scores can be compared between women and men, providing information on sexual distress independently of sexual function. With the current evidence, comparisons between individuals with and without distressing sexual problems should be made with caution, as the scores may be biased against the former.
This study provides a validation of the Portuguese version of the SDS/SDS-R that can be used to assess sexual distress in Portuguese women and men and can be used to compare between these 2 groups. Tavares IM, Santos-Iglesias P, Nobre PJ. Psychometric Validation of the Sexual Distress Scale in Male and Female Portuguese Samples. J Sex Med 2022;19:834-845.
女性性困扰量表和女性性困扰量表修订版（以下简称性困扰量表，SDS和SDS-R）是评估性困扰最广泛使用的自我报告工具，但目前尚无适用于葡萄牙人群的版本。
本研究旨在验证SDS/SDS-R葡萄牙语版本在有和没有令人困扰的性问题的女性和男性样本中的有效性。
选取1109名没有令人困扰的性问题的参与者（761名女性）和382名有令人困扰的性问题的参与者（283名女性）作为样本，年龄在18至72岁之间，用于检验葡萄牙语SDS和SDS-R的心理测量特性。
参与者完成了一项调查，包括社会人口统计学和健康问卷、葡萄牙语版本的SDS和SDS-R，以及性满意度、性生活质量、性功能、二元调适和心理困扰的测量。
结果表明，葡萄牙语SDS和SDS-R评估了性困扰的1个总体领域，并基于内容以及与其他变量的关系显示出良好的效度证据。性困扰与较差的性功能、满意度和生活质量相关，与较高的心理困扰和较低的二元调适相关。内部一致性和重测（1个月）信度极佳。项目差异功能测试表明，SDS和SDS-R分数可用于比较男性和女性的性困扰，但SDS/SDS-R分数显示了有和没有令人困扰的性问题的参与者之间项目和测试的差异功能（DFIT）。
临床医生和研究人员现在可以在葡萄牙人群中使用SDS和SDS-R，便于在临床环境中评估性困扰。
葡萄牙语SDS/SDS-R分数可在男性和女性之间进行比较，提供独立于性功能的性困扰信息。根据目前的证据，有和没有令人困扰的性问题的个体之间的比较应谨慎进行，因为分数可能对前者有偏差。
本研究验证了葡萄牙语版本的SDS/SDS-R，可用于评估葡萄牙男性和女性的性困扰，并可用于这两组之间的比较。塔瓦雷斯IM、桑托斯-伊格莱西亚斯P、诺布雷PJ。葡萄牙男性和女性样本中性困扰量表的心理测量学验证。《性医学杂志》2022年；19：834 - 845。
