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ArticleF1000Research2022

Construction and validation of a scale of sexual self-concept for the elderly Chilean population.

Mauricio Ramirez-Perez, Rodrigo Ferrer-Urbina, Angela Flores, Valerie Garcia, Michelle Llancabure

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Article in F1000Research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mauricio Ramirez-PerezDireccion de Investigación, Postgrado y Transferencia Tecnológica, Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica, 100000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6465-8499
Rodrigo Ferrer-UrbinaDireccion de Investigación, Postgrado y Transferencia Tecnológica, Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica, 100000, Chile.
Angela FloresDepartamento de Psicología y Filosofia, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, 1000000, Chile.
Valerie GarciaDepartamento de Psicología y Filosofia, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, 1000000, Chile.
Michelle LlancabureDepartamento de Psicología y Filosofia, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, 1000000, Chile.
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Abstract

backgroundSexual self-concept has a central role in the life of the elderly population. Indeed, their sexual self-concept has significant and positive relationships with their satisfaction with life, pleasure, and willingness to interact with others. However, social-cultural prejudice means that the elderly are considered asexual individuals, harming their sexual self-concept. This prejudice is prominent in Chile, where the elderly do not have access to clear information about their sexuality. However, research on the Chilean elderly population is still in its infancy and requires more attention. Hence, this research aims to construct and validate a scale of sexual self-concept for the elderly Chilean population to cover this identified gap in the literature.

methodsSixty items were integrated into the first version of the scale. Ten external judges were asked to assess the content validity. Twenty-eight items were maintained. Subsequently, an instrumental and cross-sectional design was implemented with a non-probabilistic sampling (N = 188). Items were refined with corrected homogeneity indices and conditional estimates of Cronbach's alpha and Omega coefficient.

resultsA final scale of nine items equally distributed in three dimensions was obtained: Sexual self-efficacy (ω = 0.867), Sexual assertiveness (ω = 0.764), and Sexual self-esteem (ω = 0.803). The confirmatory factor analysis reflects that the theoretical model has an adequate fit (CFI = .989; TLI = .984; RMSEA = .086).

conclusionsThe data analyses confirmed that the scale has adequate psychometric properties. This scale can be used for multidimensional measurements of sexual self-concept in the elderly in Chile. Further research can confirm its psychometric properties in different settings within the Spanish language population.

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LanguageSexual BehaviorAgedChileCross-Sectional StudiesHumansSurveys and Questionnaireselderlyscalesexualitysexual self-concept

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