Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (Brassard & Bourassa, 2012; adapted from McGahuey et al., 2000)

• Populations: Middle & Late Adolescents
• Age ranges: 14-19
• Languages: French, English
• Countries: Canada

Items

Items assessed the following components of sexual functioning:

• 1. How strong is your sex drive? 1) extremely strong, 2) very strong 3) somewhat strong, 4) very weak 5) no sex drive 
• 2. How easily are you sexually aroused (turned on)? 1) extremely easily, 2) very easily, 3) somewhat easily, 4) somewhat difficult, 5) very difficult, 6) never aroused 
• 3. Can you easily get and keep an erection? 1) extremely easily, 2) very easily, 3) somewhat easily, 4) somewhat difficult, 5) very difficult, 6) never 
• 4. How easily can you reach an orgasm? 1) extremely easily, 2) very easily, 3) somewhat easily, 4) somewhat difficult, 5) very difficult, 6) never 
• 5. Are your orgasms satisfying? 1) extremely satisfying, 2) very satisfying, 3) somewhat satisfying, 4) somewhat difficult, 5) very difficult, 6) never reach orgasm 

Scoring

 Items are summed to provide a total score ranging from 7 to 42, with a higher score indicating more sexual difficulties. 

Citations

• Brassard, A., & Bourassa, M. (2012). Traduction française du Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) [French translation of the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX)]. Unpublished manuscript.
• Stéphanie Couture, Martine Hébert & Mylène Fernet (2024) Validation of a French-Canadian adaptation of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness for adolescents, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 39:4, 1106-1123, DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2022.2067981
• McGahuey, C. A., Gelenberg, A. J., Laukes, C. A., Moreno, F. A., Delgado, P. L., McKnight, K. M., & Manber, R. (2000). The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX): Reliability and validity. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 26(1), 25–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/009262300278623