Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403729pmid: 574559

Schiavi, Raul C.; Derogatis, Leonard R.; Kuriansky, Judy; O'connor, Dagmar; Sharpe, Lawrence

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403730pmid: 513142

Abstract The increasing need expressed by clinicians and researchers alike for valid and reliable psychological measures of sexual behavior and adjustment contrast with the limited available information on the assessment of human sexual functioning. The aim of this article is to present relevant data on the psychometric characteristics of scales designed to measure one or more aspects of human sexual activity and marital interaction. This list is by no means exhaustive but covers most assessments of either individuals or dyads, mainly in a heterosexual context. Under the title of the scales, which have been arranged by alphabetical order according to the first author's name, the information provided may permit a preliminary judgment concerning the potential applicability of the instrument to the reader's need.

Nowinski, Joseph K.; Lopiccolo, Joseph

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403731pmid: 513143

Abstract The role of formal assessment in the practice of sex therapy with couples is discussed. A case is made for the use of behaviorally oriented paper-and-pencil tests of the self-report variety, in clinical settings, at two points in time: prior to any therapist-client contact and following completion of therapy. Such procedures are both efficient and effective, yielding information relevant to diagnosis, treatment planning, and development of clinical skills. Assessment procedures used routinely at the Stony Brook Sex Therapy Center are described and illustrated using sample cases. The authors suggest that behavioral assessment approaches have considerable clinical potential which has yet to be fully realized.

Derogatis, Leonard R.; Melisaratos, Nick

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403732pmid: 513144

Abstract The present report summarizes work to date on the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI), a multidimensional measure of human sexual functioning. We discuss the rationale for the test as well as the selection of the primary domains of measurement. Reliability coefficients for the various subtests are given, and a review section on validation studies is provided, including a factor analysis, predictive validation, and discriminant function analyses. Prototypic clinical profiles are also provided for several of the major types of sexual dysfunction.

Miller, William R.; Lief, Harold I.

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403733pmid: 513145

Abstract The Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test (SKAT) was designed to measure knowledge, attitudes and degree of experience in a variety of sexual behaviors, and to be used as a teaching and research instrument. The SKAT has been administered to over 35,000 students, approximately two-thirds of whom have been medical students. SKAT has served two major objectives: to measure changes in knowledge and attitudes after a course or program in human sexuality and to demonstrate the deficiencies of medical and nursing education in preparing health professionals to aid patients with sexual problems. Additional types of research using the SKAT are suggested.

Spanier, Graham B.

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403734pmid: 513146

Abstract The quality of marital relationships is the most studied topic pertaining to marriage and family life. Moreover, clinicians have become increasingly interested in this variable as divorce rates have climbed and as services for counseling and therapy have become more readily available and more widely accepted. These research and clinical needs necessitate the availability of measures of variables which assess marital quality (e.g., marital adjustment, satisfaction, and happiness). This article discusses the need for such measures, reviews the history of measurement in this area, identifies some conceptual and methodological issues of relevance, and then focuses most specifically on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale developed by Spanier. Some cautions for clinicians are noted, and a discussion of future measurement needs is presented.

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403735pmid: N/A

Abstract Marriage and Maritaltherapies, edited by T. J. Paolino, Jr., and B. S. McCrady. New York, Brunner/Mazel, 1978. 586 pages. $25.00. Sexual Morality: A Catholic Perspective by Philip S. Keane, SS. New York, Paulist Press, 1977. 236 pages. $5.95.

Bjorksten, Oliver J. W.; Segraves, R. T.

doi: 10.1080/00926237908403736pmid: N/A

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