Validation of the Spanish Version of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) Using Self-Reported and Psychophysiological Measures

Abstract

Assessment of sexual response and sexual functioning through self-reported measures is of relevance in the area of sexual health. The goal was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in a sampleof 1,105 individuals divided into two subsamples to examine and confirm the factorial structure. To evaluate both psychophysiologicaland subjective sexual arousal, we considered, from the total sample, 49 participants who took part in a second phase of the study. Theywere exposed to sexual films and they also answered the Spanish version of the ASEX, Massachusetts General Hospital Sexual FunctioningQuestionnaire, Sexual Opinion Survey-6, and Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form. Results showed that ASEX has anunidimensional structure, good internal consistency, and construct, convergent, and discriminant validity. The scale examined it is usefulmeasure for the assessment of sexual functioning for both clinical and research purposes