ABSTRACT
The internal consistency of the current version is good for the Sexual Embarrassment subscale (Cronbach’s α =.84), satisfactory for the Sexual Self-Focus subscale (Cronbach’s α = .79), and good for the full 12-item scale (Cronbach’s α =.85). Correlations between the subscales in our full sample were r = .44 (p < .001), which is less than their respective reliability coefficients, and is considered as solid evidence that the subscales measure distinct concepts. Test-retest reliability after a 4-week interval was satisfactory for the subscales (for Sexual Embarrassment, r = .84; for Sexual Self-Focus, r = .79), and for the total score (r = .79; all ps < .001; van Lankveld, Geijen, & Sykora, 2008).
