TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual Assertiveness Across Cultures, Genders, and Sexual Orientations
T2 - Validation of the Short Sexual Assertiveness Questionnaire (SAQ-9)
AU - Sungkyunkwan University’s research team
AU - Nagy, Léna
AU - Koós, Mónika
AU - Kraus, Dr Shane W
AU - Demetrovics, Zsolt
AU - Potenza, Marc N
AU - Ballester-Arnal, Rafael
AU - Batthyány, Dominik
AU - Bergeron, Sophie
AU - Billieux, Joël
AU - Briken, Peer
AU - Burkauskas, Julius
AU - Cárdenas-López, Georgina
AU - Carvalho, Joana
AU - Castro-Calvo, Jesús
AU - Chen, Lijun
AU - Chen, Ji-Kang
AU - Ciocca, Giacomo
AU - Corazza, Ornella
AU - Csako, Rita
AU - Fernandez, David P
AU - Fujiwara, Hironobu
AU - Fernandez, Elaine F
AU - Fuss, Johannes
AU - Gabrhelík, Roman
AU - Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret
AU - Gjoneska, Biljana
AU - Gola, Mateusz
AU - Grubbs, Joshua B
AU - Hashim, Hashim T
AU - Islam, Md Saiful
AU - Ismail, Mustafa
AU - Jiménez-Martínez, Martha C
AU - Jurin, Tanja
AU - Kalina, Ondrej
AU - Klein, Verena
AU - Költő, András
AU - Lee, Sang-Kyu
AU - Lewczuk, Karol
AU - Lin, Chung-Ying
AU - Lochner, Christine
AU - López-Alvarado, Silvia
AU - Lukavská, Kateřina
AU - Mayta-Tristán, Percy
AU - Miller, Dan J
AU - Orosová, Oľga
AU - Orosz, Gábor
AU - Ponce, Fernando P
AU - Quintana, Gonzalo R
AU - Quintero Garzola, Gabriel C
AU - Ramos-Diaz, Jano
AU - Rigaud, Kévin
AU - Rousseau, Ann
AU - De Tubino, Scanavino Marco
AU - Schulmeyer, Marion K
AU - Sharan, Pratap
AU - Shibata, Mami
AU - Shoib, Sheikh
AU - Sigre-Leirós, Vera
AU - Sniewski, Luke
AU - Spasovski, Ognen
AU - Steibliene, Vesta
AU - Stein, Dan J
AU - Strizek, Julian
AU - Štulhofer, Aleksandar
AU - Ünsal, Banu C
AU - Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier
AU - Claire Van Hout, Marie
AU - Bőthe, Beáta
PY - 2025/3/18
Y1 - 2025/3/18
N2 - Sexual assertiveness (SA) is an important concept in understanding sexual well-being and decision-making. However, psychometric evaluation of existing measures of SA in diverse populations is largely lacking, hindering cross-cultural and comparative studies. This study validated the short version of the Sexual Assertiveness Questionnaire (SAQ-9) and examined its measurement invariance across several languages, countries, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship statuses among 65,448 sexually-active adults (Mage = 32.98 years, SD = 12.08, 58% women, 2.74% gender-diverse individuals) taking part in the International Sex Survey. The scale demonstrated adequate psychometric properties. Measurement invariance tests indicated that the SAQ-9 is suitable for comparing individuals from different cultures, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship statuses, and significant group differences were also noted (e.g., gender-diverse individuals reported the highest levels of SA). Findings suggest that the SAQ-9 is a reliable and valid measure of SA and appropriate for use in diverse populations, with specific populations exhibiting varying levels of SA.
AB - Sexual assertiveness (SA) is an important concept in understanding sexual well-being and decision-making. However, psychometric evaluation of existing measures of SA in diverse populations is largely lacking, hindering cross-cultural and comparative studies. This study validated the short version of the Sexual Assertiveness Questionnaire (SAQ-9) and examined its measurement invariance across several languages, countries, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship statuses among 65,448 sexually-active adults (Mage = 32.98 years, SD = 12.08, 58% women, 2.74% gender-diverse individuals) taking part in the International Sex Survey. The scale demonstrated adequate psychometric properties. Measurement invariance tests indicated that the SAQ-9 is suitable for comparing individuals from different cultures, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship statuses, and significant group differences were also noted (e.g., gender-diverse individuals reported the highest levels of SA). Findings suggest that the SAQ-9 is a reliable and valid measure of SA and appropriate for use in diverse populations, with specific populations exhibiting varying levels of SA.
U2 - 10.1177/10731911241312757
DO - 10.1177/10731911241312757
M3 - Article
C2 - 40099831
SN - 1073-1911
SP - 10731911241312757
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
ER -
SDG 5 Gender Equality