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Sexual Satisfaction Scale

The Sexual Satisfaction Scale (also known as the Kansas City Sexual Satisfaction Scale) is a brief, unidimensional self-report measure designed to assess subjective satisfaction with sexual life and sexual relationships. First published by Ponticas in 2003, it comprises typically 5–7 items measuring global sexual satisfaction on simple Likert or semantic differential scales. Its brevity and conceptual clarity make it useful for rapid assessment in clinical and research settings.

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Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / urology-gynecology
  • Ponticas, Y. (2003). Validity and reliability of a brief sexual satisfaction scale. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64(3-A), 835. · URL
  • Zou, H., Ong, K. L., Johnson, M. P., & Sanders, K. A. (2009). Epidemiology of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review of prevalence and incidence studies. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5(3), 650–660. · URL
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Same method familyFemale Sexual Distress Scalemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyFemale Sexual Function Indexmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyInternational Index of Erectile Functionmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyMale Sexual Health Questionnairemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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