Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Original Article

Turkish validity and reliability of the sexual complaints screener for men

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Department of Psychiatry, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Üsküdar/İstanbul, Türkiye

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Department of Psychiatry, Sultan Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Üsküdar/İstanbul, Türkiye

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Educator and Advisor in Private Practice, Kağıthane, İstanbu

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Department of Psychiatry, Marmara University Research and Educational Hospital, Pendik, İstanbul

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2019; 29: 597-602
DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2018.1505421
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity and reliability parameters of the Turkish version of the Sexual Complaints Screener for Men (SCS-M) which is a promising brief measure to assess sexual problems in daily practice.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted online. Data was collected through an online validated and content specific questionnaire via self-reporting. In total, 230 male participants between the ages of 18 and 25 submitted the questionnaire. SCS-M was translated into Turkish and applied with the International Index of Erectile Function, the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The p-value was evaluated statistically significant at p < 0.05.

RESULTS: The average age of participants was 21.89 ± 2.08. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was 0.818. Correlation analysis between SCS-M, IIEF and IIEF sub-scales were statistically significant.

CONCLUSION: Turkish version of the SCS-M presented good psychometric parameters. SCS-M is a valid and reliable measure for the screening and evaluation of sexual complaints. It was additionally identified as a valuable contributor to the short measures in assessing male sexual problems in research and clinical practice.

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