Short Sexual Subjectivity Inventory (SSSI-11) (Paquette et. al. 2024)

Measure of sexual satisfaction and beliefs about sexual satisfaction in adolescents; 11 Items / 2 - 3 Item Subscales, Age M = 15.46
  • Populations: Adolescents
  • Age ranges: M = 15.46
  • Languages: English, French
  • Countries: Canada

Items

Subscales

  • Self-Efficacy in achieving desire and pleasure, 3 items
  • Self-Reflection, 3 items
  • Entitlement to pleasure from a partner, 3 items
  • Entitlement to self-pleasure, 2 items

Items By Subscale

Self-Efficacy in achieving desire and pleasure

  • I am able to ask a partner to provide the sexual stimulation I need /
    Je suis capable de demander à un(e) partenaire de me procurer la stimulation sexuelle dont j’ai besoin
  • I would not hesitate to ask for what I want sexually from a romantic partner /
    Je n’hésiterais pas à demander ce que je veux sexuellement à un(e) partenaire amoureux(euse)
  • If I were to have sex with someone, I’d show my partner what I want /
    Si je devais avoir des relations sexuelles avec quelqu’un, je montrerais à mon/ma partenaire ce que je veux

Self-Reflection

  • I don’t think about my sexual behavior very much /
    Je ne pense pas beaucoup à mes comportements sexuels
  • My sexual behavior and experiences are not something I spend time thinking about /
    Mon comportement sexuel et mes expériences ne sont pas des choses auxquelles je passe du temps à réfléchir
  • I rarely think about the sexual aspects of my life /
    Je pense rarement aux aspects sexuels de ma vie

Entitlement to pleasure from a partner

  • If a partner were to ignore my sexual needs and desires, I’d feel hurt / 
    Si un(e) partenaire devait ignorer mes besoins et mes désirs sexuels, je me sentirais blessé(e)
  • It would bother me if a sexual partner neglected my sexual needs and desires /
    Cela me dérangerait si un(e) partenaire sexuel(le) négligeait mes besoins et mes désirs sexuels
  • I would expect a sexual partner to be responsive to my sexual needs and feelings /
    Je m’attendrais à ce qu’un(e) partenaire sexuel(le) réponde à mes besoins et à mes sentiments sexuels

Entitlement to self-pleasure

  • I believe self-masturbating can be an exciting experience. /
    Je crois que se masturber peut être une expérience excitante
  • It is okay for me to meet my own sexual needs through self-masturbation. /
    C’est correct pour moi de répondre à mes propres besoins sexuels par la masturbation

 

Responses

Items used a 5 point Likert-type scale, 1=Strongly disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither disagree or agree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly agree. 

Scoring

Higher scores indicate a greater sense of entitlement, efficacy, and self-reflection

Citations

Paquette, M., Dion, J., Bőthe, B., O’Sullivan, L. F., Perrier Léonard, D., & Bergeron, S. (2024). How does sexual subjectivity vary on the basis of gender and sexual orientation? validation of the short sexual subjectivity inventory (SSSI-11) in cisgender, heterosexual and sexual and gender minority adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(1), 275-292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02675-7

Scoring breakdown

Measure development

  • Significant design input from young people
  • Cognitive interviews with young people
  • Expert input

Validity

  • Unknown: Face validity
  • Green: Convergent validity
  • Green: Construct validity

Reliability

  • Green: Internal consistency
  • Unknown: Test-retest

Ease of use

  • Unknown: Readability

Definitions

Face validity: How well a measure appears to represent the construct it is supposed to be measuring.

Convergent validity: How well a measure correlates with other hypothetically-related measures.

Construct validity: The extent to which a measure reflects the construct it was designed to evaluate.

Internal consistency: The extent to which items in a scale capture aspects of the same construct.

Test-retest: The degree to which measurement scores are consistent over a short period of time (usually 2 weeks).

Readability: The ease with which a reader can understand the questionnaire items.

Key

  • Green: Meets validation criteria
  • Red: Does not meet validation criteria
  • Unknown: Evidence not available

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