Cross-cultural adaptation and validity evidence of the Sexual Assertiveness Scale for Women
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Assertiveness, Psychometrics, Sexuality, Validation studiesAbstract
Sexual assertiveness is the ability to communicate sexual preferences, needs and opinions, as well as initiating, refusing and negotiating sexual activities. This study sought to present evidence of the validity of the Sexual Assertiveness Scale for Women in the Brazilian context. The translation, content validity evaluation, pre-final version test with 10 women, application of the final version in 935 women through online forms and exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation of the obtained data were performed. The results indicated that the original three-factor model did not fit perfectly, but presented satisfactory results explaining 46% of the variance, with adequate factor loadings, total Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.81 and alpha of each factor ranging from 0.69 to 0.81. It was concluded that the three-factor model remained stable and showed adequate internal consistency and factor structure for use.
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