ABSTRACT

This article presents four studies conducted to develop and validate a self-report measure of sexual turn-on initiation preference – the Questionnaire for Turn-On Initiation Preference (QTIP). Sexual initiation is a vital stage of sexual activity and yet there are few prior measures of initiation. Moreover, previous measures have focused exclusively on the person initiating and none have addressed the turn-on preferences of the recipient of the initiation. The objective of this questionnaire is to understand how individuals prefer their partner to initiate sex that enhances erotic turn-on. This questionnaire was developed in four stages. Study 1 focused on item generation using qualitative data from 219 men and women. Study 2 tested the original items on 2,027 respondents assessing potential factor structure, followed by item revisions and additions. Study 3 (N = 5,812) assessed the revised 61 items on a larger sample and evaluated factor structure, and Study 4 (N = 1,848) tested the factor structure of the 66-item version, with an exploratory factor analysis, capturing a four-factor structure of turn-on preference: Emotional, Seductive-Exotic, Surrender, and Sensation. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated adequate fit for the final short version of QTIP with 26 items, good test–retest reliability and convergent validity. Theoretical frameworks are discussed along with gender differences and clinical applications.

摘要

本文介绍了四项研究，旨在开发和验证性开启启动偏好的自我报告测量 - 开启启动偏好问卷 (QTIP)。性启蒙是性活动的一个重要阶段，但很少有事先的启蒙措施。此外，以前的措施只关注发起人，没有解决发起接受者的开启偏好。这份问卷的目的是了解个人如何更喜欢他们的伴侣开始性行为以增强情欲。本问卷分四个阶段编制。研究 1 侧重于使用来自 219 名男性和女性的定性数据生成项目。研究 2 测试了 2,027 名受访者评估潜在因素结构的原始项目，其次是项目修订和补充。研究 3 (N = 5,812) 在更大的样本上评估了修订后的 61 项并评估了因子结构，研究 4 ( N = 1,848) 通过探索性因子分析测试了 66 项版本的因子结构，捕获了一个四因子结构开启偏好：情感、诱惑-异国情调、投降和感觉。验证性因素分析表明，QTIP 的最终简短版本具有 26 个项目、良好的重测信度和收敛效度，非常适合。理论框架与性别差异和临床应用一起讨论。