The DSFI: a multidimensional measure of sexual functioning

J Sex Marital Ther. 1979 Fall;5(3):244-81. doi: 10.1080/00926237908403732.

Abstract

The present report summarizes work to date on the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory (DSFI), a multidimensional measure of human sexual functioning. We discuss the rationale for the test as well as the selection of the primary domains of measurement. Reliability coefficients for the various subtests are given, and a review section on validation studies is provided, including a factor analysis, predictive validation, and discriminant function analyses. Prototypic clinical profiles are also provided for several of the major types of sexual dysfunction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ejaculation
  • Erectile Dysfunction / psychology
  • Female
  • Gender Identity
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orgasm
  • Psychological Tests*
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / diagnosis
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / psychology*
  • Transsexualism / psychology