title: Psychometric properties of the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised among a sample of non-clinical Iranian women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of a Persian version of the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (P-FSDS-R) among a sample of healthy Iranian women.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 562 healthy Iranian women completed a battery of questionnaires, including the P-FSDS-R, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Positive and Negative Affect Scales (PANAS) and Locke-Wallace-Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT). The factor structure and the convergent and divergent validity of the P-FSDS-R were examined, using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and Pearson product-moment correlations, respectively. To examine the discriminant validity of the P-FSDS-R, data collected from 562 healthy participants were compared with data from 108 women with sexual problems who completed the P-FSDS-R measure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicate that the P-FSDS-R is conceptualized within a one - factor model. The results also indicate that the P-FSDS-R has good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Significant correlations in the predicted directions between the P-FSDS-R scores and the scores of DASS, PANAS and LWMAT support both the convergent and divergent validity of the FSDS-R. The results also indicate that the scores of the P-FSDS-R tests significantly differentiated women with and without sexual problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, these findings support the reliability and the validity of the P-FSDS-R among Iranian women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Shahed University , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghassami
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asghari
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shaeeri
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Soltaninejad
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Safarinejad
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014177:Translations; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Female Sexual Distress Scale Revised; factor structure; reliability and validity