Otherwise known as the Meg Ryan scale (When Harry met Sally)? On May 15, 2014, at 4:20 AM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. wrote:
> Hi all, > > I post this without further comment (although I may be tittering like a > little schoolboy as I do so). > > Best, > Jeff > > ================= > > Cooper, E. B., Fenigstein, A., & Fauber, R. L. (2014). The Faking Orgasm > Scale for Women: Psychometric properties. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, > 423-435. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0212-z > > Abstract > The Faking Orgasm Scale for Women (FOS) was designed to assess women’s > self-reported motives for faking orgasm during oral sex and sexual > intercourse. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on the responses > of 481 heterosexual undergraduate females (M age = 20.33 years, SD = 2.48). > Results of the EFA revealed that the FOS–Sexual Intercourse Subscale was > composed of four factors: (1) Altruistic Deceit, faking orgasm out of concern > for a partner’s feelings; (2) Fear and Insecurity, faking orgasm to avoid > negative emotions associated with the sexual experience; (3) Elevated > Arousal, a woman’s attempt to increase her own arousal through faking orgasm; > and (4) Sexual Adjournment, faking orgasm to end sex. The analysis of the > FOS–Oral Sex Subscale yielded four factors: (1) Altruistic Deceit; (2) > Insecure Avoidance, faking orgasm to avoid feelings of insecurity; (3) > Elevated Arousal; and (4) Fear of Dysfunction, faking orgasm to cope with > concerns of being abnormal. Each factor of the two subscales was found to > have excellent internal consistency. Confirmatory factor analysis on a > separate sample of 398 heterosexual female undergraduates (M age = 20.52 > years, SD = 2.55) confirmed the factor structure of each subscale with > excellent fit statistics. The FOS should allow researchers and clinicians to > better understand why women fake orgasm. Deepening this understanding may > serve future research examining sexual desire, satisfaction, and dysfunction > as well as have applications in sex and couples’ therapy. > -- Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato pkbra...@hickorytech.net --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=36693 or send a blank email to leave-36693-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
