Investigation of psychometric characteristics of sexual boredom scale in Iranian married men and women

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Introduction: Experiencing negative sexual emotions can have devastating effects on sexual responses and threaten people's communication health. Therefore, the aim of this study is to prepare the sexual boredom scale to measure the part of the negative sexual feelings. Method: The present study method is a descriptive survey. The statistical population included all Men and Women referring to counseling centers affiliated with the Mashhad Family Court, of which 245 people (157 women and 88 men) were selected by available sampling method and answered the questionnaires of Hulbert’s sexual desire index, boredom proneness scale and sexual boredom scale. The psychometric properties of the sexual boredom scale were analyzed through the analysis of the principal component analysis, Pearson correlation and Cronbach's alpha coefficient in spss software. Results: Using the factor analysis test, three underlying factors (sexual variety seeking, monotony and Stimulation Seeking) of sexual boredom scale were extracted. In the convergent and divergent validity test, the overall score of sexual boredom and the two dimensions of variety seeking and monotony were positively correlated with boredom proneness and negatively correlated with sexual desire. Also, sexual stimulation seeking was negatively correlated with boredom proneness. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the total score of the sexual boredom scale was 0.79 and for its dimensions was 0.68 to 0.82.Conclusion: The findings indicate structural validity and acceptable reliability of the sexual boredom scale, and the multidimensional structure of this scale can help couples therapists to better diagnose, intervene, and understand the sexual and communication problems.

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Clinical Psychology and Personality
Volume 18, Issue 2 - Serial Number 35
September 2020
Pages 159-172

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