Psychometric Properties and Gender Invariance of the Portuguese (European) Version of the Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale

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ID11297857
AuthorsLiliana Rodrigues (0000-0001-6900-9634, Universidade do Porto, corresponding author), Maria Manuela Peixoto (0000-0002-2063-8234, Universidade do Porto), Ana Luísa Patrão (0000-0002-2027-5461, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Luis Santos (0000-0001-8323-1397, Fernando Pessoa University), Sara Isabel Magalhães (0000-0002-2924-3714, Universidade do Porto), Maria Da Conceição De Oliveira Carvalho Nogueira (0000-0002-9152-754X, Universidade do Porto)
Year2024
Volume39
Issue4
Pages397-414
Publication date2024-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0169-3816 • E-ISSN: 1573-0719
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10823-024-09517-6
PMID39325346
OpenAlexW4402865629
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited41

The sexuality of older people was understood as non-existent or as something outside the prevailing norm. In this sense, analysing people's sexual knowledge and attitudes towards older people is a challenge for theory and practice. The aim of this study is to translate and validate the Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale (ASKAS) for the Portuguese population. A sample of 994 Portuguese adults (70.9% women, n = 705) completed the ASKAS-PT along with a series of self-report measures. Confirmatory factor analysis and the psychometric properties of the Portuguese (European) version of ASKAS-PT were investigated, particularly reliability, temporal stability, and convergent and critical validity. This study also examined the gender measurement invariance of the ASKAS-PT. After confirmatory factor analysis, a two-factor model fit the Portuguese version best. Reliability and validity results also showed good results, and the ASKAS-PT appears to be a gender-invariant measure. Overall, the Portuguese version of the ASKAS showed good psychometric properties and appears to be a valid and reliable measure for assessing knowledge and attitudes about aging

Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · European Portuguese · Geography · Human sexuality · Measurement invariance · Political science · Population · Portuguese · Psychometrics · Sociology · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Mathematics · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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