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The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms","The student, Kenzhane Pantin, accepted the attached license on 2022-04-21 at 12:27.","The student, Kenzhane Pantin, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2022-04-21 at 12:44.","This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2022-04-22 at 10:55.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #17880 on 2022-11-11 at 13:42:46","Sexual Self-Concept (SSC), a person’s evaluation of their sexual thoughts and feelings, is an integral part of physical and psychological well-being. SSC has been suggested to play a role in mental health, interpersonal relationships, and risk-taking (Volman et. al, 2007; Breakwell et. al, 1997). Despite the centrality of SSC to the universal human experience, there is relatively little quantitative psychological research into the construct. Much of the existing SSC research is qualitative (Wagner, J., & Rehfuss, 2008; Rashidian & Hussain, 2014), uses highly selected samples (Turner & Mo, 1984; Pai et al., 2010; Ziaei et al., 2013), or focuses on very narrowly defined aspects within the broad construct of SSC (Breakwell & Millward, 1997; Andersen & Cyranowski, 1994; Blashill et. al, 2016). To ameliorate this, the current study sought to evaluate the Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Scale Short-Form (MSSCQ-SF) within an online sample (N=507). The MSSCQ-SF is a recently constructed SSC scale composed of four underlying factors (Sexual Agency, Sexual Anxiety, Sexual Desire, and Sexual Satisfaction) and purported to have robust psychometric properties (Pantin & Derringer, 2019). The goal was to establish the validity of the MSSCQ-SF by evaluating its four factors’ (1) relation to previously established measures of SSC, (2) their relation to previously established measures theoretically distinct from SSC, and (3) their ability to predict outcomes putatively associated with SSC. Sexual Desire and Sexual Anxiety established convergent validity with correlations above r=0.6. Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual Anxiety, and Sexual Agency established discriminant validity with correlations below r=|0.3|. Sexual Desire, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual Anxiety established criterion validity with correlations above r=|0.3|. In conclusion, the results suggested that the MSSCQ-SF is a valid measure for the assessment of SSC."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Sexual self-concept: Validation in multiple domains"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Derringer, Jaime","Cohen, Dov","Todd, Nathan","Fraley, Chris","Stern, Chadly"],"dc:creator":["Pantin, Kenzhane"],"dc:date":["2022-05","2022-04-22"],"dc:description":["Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. 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Much of the existing SSC research is qualitative (Wagner, J., & Rehfuss, 2008; Rashidian & Hussain, 2014), uses highly selected samples (Turner & Mo, 1984; Pai et al., 2010; Ziaei et al., 2013), or focuses on very narrowly defined aspects within the broad construct of SSC (Breakwell & Millward, 1997; Andersen & Cyranowski, 1994; Blashill et. al, 2016). To ameliorate this, the current study sought to evaluate the Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Scale Short-Form (MSSCQ-SF) within an online sample (N=507). The MSSCQ-SF is a recently constructed SSC scale composed of four underlying factors (Sexual Agency, Sexual Anxiety, Sexual Desire, and Sexual Satisfaction) and purported to have robust psychometric properties (Pantin & Derringer, 2019). The goal was to establish the validity of the MSSCQ-SF by evaluating its four factors’ (1) relation to previously established measures of SSC, (2) their relation to previously established measures theoretically distinct from SSC, and (3) their ability to predict outcomes putatively associated with SSC. Sexual Desire and Sexual Anxiety established convergent validity with correlations above r=0.6. Sexual Satisfaction, Sexual Anxiety, and Sexual Agency established discriminant validity with correlations below r=|0.3|. Sexual Desire, Sexual Satisfaction, and Sexual Anxiety established criterion validity with correlations above r=|0.3|. In conclusion, the results suggested that the MSSCQ-SF is a valid measure for the assessment of SSC."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115421"],"dc:language":["en","eng"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2022 Kenzhane Pantin"],"dc:subject":["SSC","sexual self-concept","measure validation"],"dc:title":["Sexual self-concept: Validation in multiple domains"],"dc:type":["text","Thesis"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Psychology"],"thesis:degree_level":["Dissertation"],"thesis:degree_name":["Ph.D."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:24:54Z"}