TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity of the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2
AU - Cartagena-Ramos, Denisse
AU - Fuentealba-Torres, Miguel
AU - Arroyo, Luiz Henrique
AU - dos Santos, Daniella Talita
AU - Rebustini, Flávio
AU - Lara, Lúcia Alves Silva
AU - Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre
AU - Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Associacao Medica Brasileira. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The Sexual Desire Inventory 2 is a self-report instrument for assessing sexual desire in men and women. In Brazil, there is no validated sexual desire self-report for the adult population. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the evidence of validity for the content and construct of the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with Brazilian men and women. The sample size was calculated using the criterion of more than 20 participants per item. The invitation to participate in the study was conducted online by the platform Survey Monkey®. The Sexual Desire Inventory 2 was evaluated for content, construct, reliability, and invariance. Results: A total of 818 female and male adults participated in the study. The two-dimensional factorial solution represented 71% of the total variance explained by the model, and the factorial loads of the model were ≥0.40; commonalities presented values ≥0.23. Reliability was measured by the coefficients of Cronbach’s alpha with a total score of 0.87, McDonald’s of 0.87, Omega, and greatest lower bound with a total score of 0.95. The metric invariance was tested for the sex variables ΔCFI (comparative fit index) and ΔRMSEA (root mean square error of approximation) with a total score of 0.01. Conclusion: The analyses indicate evidence of robust validity in the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2.
AB - The Sexual Desire Inventory 2 is a self-report instrument for assessing sexual desire in men and women. In Brazil, there is no validated sexual desire self-report for the adult population. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the evidence of validity for the content and construct of the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with Brazilian men and women. The sample size was calculated using the criterion of more than 20 participants per item. The invitation to participate in the study was conducted online by the platform Survey Monkey®. The Sexual Desire Inventory 2 was evaluated for content, construct, reliability, and invariance. Results: A total of 818 female and male adults participated in the study. The two-dimensional factorial solution represented 71% of the total variance explained by the model, and the factorial loads of the model were ≥0.40; commonalities presented values ≥0.23. Reliability was measured by the coefficients of Cronbach’s alpha with a total score of 0.87, McDonald’s of 0.87, Omega, and greatest lower bound with a total score of 0.95. The metric invariance was tested for the sex variables ΔCFI (comparative fit index) and ΔRMSEA (root mean square error of approximation) with a total score of 0.01. Conclusion: The analyses indicate evidence of robust validity in the Brazilian online version of the Sexual Desire Inventory 2.
KW - Libido
KW - Psychological tests
KW - Psychometric
KW - Reproducibility of results
KW - Sexual health
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U2 - 10.1590/1806-9282.20240362
DO - 10.1590/1806-9282.20240362
M3 - Article
C2 - 39045943
AN - SCOPUS:85199324492
SN - 0104-4230
VL - 70
JO - Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
JF - Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
IS - 7
M1 - e20240362
ER -