NDLI: Development and Validation of the Response to Sexual Difficulties Scale

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Author	Fallis, Erin E. Purdon, Christine Rehman, Uzma S.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Leading models of sexual dysfunction, such as those proposed by Masters and Johnson (1970), Barlow (1986), and Janssen, Everaerd, Spiering, and Janssen (2000), emphasize the role of anxiety and self-monitoring in the development and persistence of sexual difficulties. These models have considerable explanatory power, but focus on the intrapersonal factors that yield anxiety and self-monitoring. Accounting for the interpersonal context in which sexual activity occurs is also likely to be important. For example, anxiety and self-monitoring may arise from negative, yet accurate, predictions about how one’s partner will respond to one’s own sexual functioning difficulties. The current studies describe the development and validation of the Response to Sexual Difficulties Scale (RSDS), which was designed to assess how one expects one’s partner to respond to one’s own sexual difficulties (RSDS-Own Difficulties) and how one expects oneself to respond to one’s partner’s sexual difficulties (RSDS-Partner Difficulties). Study 1 established the initial reliability and construct validity of the RSDS-Own Difficulties in a sample of adults in committed relationships (N = 59). Study 2 further examined the construct and discriminant validity of the RSDS Own Difficulties and Partner Difficulties in a sample of heterosexual couples (N = 87). Results indicated that both measures had strong internal consistency and were not redundant with measures of mood or personality. Scores on the RSDS-Own Difficulties and Partner Difficulties were strongly associated, indicating that reports of one’s own response to one’s partner’s difficulty matched the partner’s assessment of the reaction. RSDS scores predicted sexual functioning, relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and sexual communication. The RSDS may, then, provide a useful means of assessing the role of interpersonal factors in the development and persistence of sexual difficulties.
Starting Page	67
Ending Page	79
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00040002
Journal	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15732800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2012-07-11
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Couples Sexual functioning Interpersonal influences Cognitive processes Sexual Behavior Public Health Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Psychology

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