■三项性困扰量表(SDS-3)在公共卫生调查和性健康研究中经常用于评估与性有关的困扰。然而,它在文化中的心理测量特性和测量不变性,性别和性别亚组尚未进行检查.这项跨国研究旨在验证SDS-3并测试其心理测量特性,包括跨语言的测量不变性,国家,性别认同,和性取向群体。
■我们使用了来自82,243个人的全球调查数据(平均年龄=32.39岁;40.3%的男性,57.0%女性,2.8%非二进制,和0.6%的其他性别)参加了42个国家和26种语言的国际性调查(ISS;https://internationalsexsurvey.org/)。参与者完成了SDS-3,以及有关社会人口统计学特征的问题,包括性别认同和性取向。
■验证性因子分析(CFA)支持SDS-3的一维因子结构,而多组CFA(MGCFA)表明该因子结构在各国之间是不变的,语言,性别认同,和性取向。Cronbach的一维分数α为0.83(范围在0.76和0.89之间),麦当劳的ω为0.84(范围在0.76和0.90之间)。没有经历性问题的参与者的SDS-3总分(M=2.99;SD=2.54)明显低于报告性问题的参与者(M=5.60;SD=3.00)。具有较大的效应大小(科恩的d=1.01[95%CI=-1.03,-0.98];p<0.001)。
■SDS-3具有一维因子结构,对于测量来自不同国家的个体之间的性困扰似乎是有效和可靠的,性别认同,和性取向。
UNASSIGNED: The three-item Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3) has been frequently used to assess distress related to sexuality in public health surveys and research on sexual wellbeing. However, its psychometric properties and measurement invariance across cultural, gender and sexual subgroups have not yet been examined. This multinational study aimed to validate the SDS-3 and test its psychometric properties, including measurement invariance across language, country, gender identity, and sexual orientation groups.
UNASSIGNED: We used global survey data from 82,243 individuals (Mean age=32.39 years; 40.3 % men, 57.0 % women, 2.8 % non-binary, and 0.6 % other genders) participating in the International Sexual Survey (ISS; https://internationalsexsurvey.org/) across 42 countries and 26 languages. Participants completed the SDS-3, as well as questions regarding sociodemographic characteristics, including gender identity and sexual orientation.
UNASSIGNED: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported a unidimensional factor structure for the SDS-3, and multi-group CFA (MGCFA) suggested that this factor structure was invariant across countries, languages, gender identities, and sexual orientations. Cronbach\'s α for the unidimensional score was 0.83 (range between 0.76 and 0.89), and McDonald\'s ω was 0.84 (range between 0.76 and 0.90). Participants who did not experience sexual problems had significantly lower SDS-3 total scores (M = 2.99; SD=2.54) compared to those who reported sexual problems (M = 5.60; SD=3.00), with a large effect size (Cohen\'s d = 1.01 [95 % CI=-1.03, -0.98]; p < 0.001).
UNASSIGNED: The SDS-3 has a unidimensional factor structure and appears to be valid and reliable for measuring sexual distress among individuals from different countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations.