ABSTRACT

In 1996, Zeanah & Schwarz proposed a new measurement instrument for capturing sexual self-esteem in women (SSEI-W). This 81 item measure is a multidimensional measure, allowing for both the calculation of an overall scale and scores for five subscale components. Since its conception, this measure has been broadly used not just with student samples but also with general population and clinical population samples. Although the measure’s reliability was originally validated in a student sample, it has been used broadly in other populations and also in other cultures. Therefore, we examine the reliability based on Cronbach’s alpha of the SSEI-W via random effects meta-analyses and explore which aspects could impact the reliability of the scale. Our results showed that while there is substantial heterogeneity, the overall measure shows very good reliability. There was little evidence that sample characteristics impacted the overall reliability of the SSEI-W, though, as expected, shortened versions produced lower reliabilities. Good to very good reliabilities were also found for all the subscales. We discuss directions for further research with the SSEI-W.

摘要

1996 年，Zeanah & Schwarz 提出了一种新的衡量女性性自尊的测量工具 (SSEI-W)。这个 81 项测量是一个多维测量，允许计算整体量表和五个子量表分量的分数。自构思以来，该测量不仅被广泛用于学生样本，还被广泛用于一般人群和临床人群样本。尽管该措施的可靠性最初在学生样本中得到验证，但它已广泛用于其他人群和其他文化中。因此，我们通过随机效应荟萃分析检验基于 SSEI-W 的 Cronbach α 系数的信度，并探讨哪些方面可能影响量表的信度。我们的结果表明，虽然存在很大的异质性，整体测量显示出非常好的可靠性。几乎没有证据表明样本特征会影响 SSEI-W 的整体可靠性，但正如预期的那样，缩短的版本会产生较低的可靠性。还发现所有分量表的信度都很好。我们与 SSEI-W 讨论进一步研究的方向。