TY - JOUR T1 - Validity and Reliability of the Persian Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale Functioning in Female TT - JF - PCP JO - PCP VL - 3 IS - 4 UR - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-292-en.html Y1 - 2015 SP - 267 EP - 272 KW - Factor analysis KW - Validity KW - Reliability KW - Sexual self-efficacy scale KW - Functioning N2 - Objective: This study is an attempt to investigate validity and reliability of the Persian version of Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female functioning in volunteer married women in married dormitories and non-dormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, Iran. Methods: The current study is descriptive of type survey. The sample consisted of 160 volunteer married women in married dormitories and non-dormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, who were selected by a convenience sampling method and a structured clinical interview based on DSM-IV-TR after voluntary obtaining informed consent. They completed 37-item Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale-Female Functioning (SSES-F). The data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis by SPSS-PC (v.16). Results: The results of exploratory factor analysis on SSES-F identified 4 factors. Cronbach´s α coefficients was α=0.93 for the entire measure (28 items), with alphas ranging from 0.80 to 0.92 for the individual factors. Conclusion: Given the validity and reliability of the SSES-F Scale, with regard to the validity and reliability of the SSES-F, this scale can be used in clinical settings and research studies, particularly in prevention and increasing the competence of legal marital relations. M3 ER -