Sexual Assertiveness Across Cultures, Genders, and Sexual Orientations: Validation of the Short Sexual Assertiveness Questionnaire (SAQ-9)

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Nagy, Léna;Koós, Mónika;Kraus, Shane W.;Demetrovics, Zsolt;Potenza, Marc N.;Ballester-Arnal, Rafael;Batthyány, Dominik;Bergeron, Sophie;Billieux, Joël;Briken, Peer;Burkauskas, Julius;Cárdenas-López, Georgina;Carvalho, Joana;Castro-Calvo, Jesús;Chen, Lijun;Chen, Ji Kang;Ciocca, Giacomo;Corazza, Ornella;Csako, Rita;Fernandez, David P.;Fujiwara, Hironobu;Fernandez, Elaine F.;Fuss, Johannes;Gabrhelík, Roman;Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret;Gjoneska, Biljana;Gola, Mateusz;Grubbs, Joshua B.;Hashim, Hashim T.;Islam, Md Saiful;Ismail, Mustafa;Jiménez-Martínez, Martha C.;Jurin, Tanja;Kalina, Ondrej;Klein, Verena;Költő, András;Lee, Sang Kyu;Lewczuk, Karol;Lin, Chung Ying;Lochner, Christine;López-Alvarado, Silvia;Lukavská, Kateřina;Mayta-Tristán, Percy;Miller, Dan J.;Orosová, Oľga;Orosz, Gábor;Ponce, Fernando P.;Quintana, Gonzalo R.;Quintero Garzola, Gabriel C.;Ramos-Diaz, Jano;Rigaud, Kévin;Rousseau, Ann;De Tubino, Scanavino Marco;Schulmeyer, Marion K.;Sharan, Pratap;Shibata, Mami;Shoib, Sheikh;Sigre-Leirós, Vera;Sniewski, Luke;Spasovski, Ognen;Steibliene, Vesta;Stein, Dan J.;Strizek, Julian;Štulhofer, Aleksandar;Ünsal, Banu C.;Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie Pier;Claire Van Hout, Marie;Bőthe, Beáta

Daniel Miller

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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.

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10.1177/10731911241312757