@misc{10481/108835,
year = {2025},
month = {2},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/108835},
abstract = {The Dual Control Model (DCM) conceptualizes sexual response as the result of integrating two neurophysiological
systems (excitatory and inhibitory), where psychological, physiological, and behavioral factors are
involved. Regarding DCM-derived measures, few studies have included sexual minority participants.
Therefore, the present study aimed to provide additional validity evidence in bisexual and gay populations
of the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form (SIS/SES-SF), a widely used scale derived
from the DCM. The measurement invariance by sexual orientation of the SIS/SES-SF was analyzed, its
scores were compared, and its relationship with sexual functioning was examined. 9,290 men and
women were assessed between January 2022 and June 2023. They were classified into bisexual, gay, and
heterosexual individuals. Results showed strict measurement invariance of SIS/SES-SF by sexual orientation
in women, and weak/metric measurement invariance in men. Bisexual and gay men reported more propensity
for sexual excitation and sexual inhibition than heterosexual men, although these differences should
be cautiously taken since the scale does not reach the maximum level of invariance. Furthermore, bisexual
women indicated more propensity for sexual excitation and less sexual inhibition due to sexual consequences
than heterosexual and lesbian women. Heterosexual women reported the highest sexual inhibition
due to sexual performance failure. Scores on the SIS/SES-SF subscales were significantly related to sexual
functioning, especially sexual arousal and lubrication/erection. This study provides researchers and clinicians
with an assessment instrument that provides reliable and valid measures to examine the propensity
for sexual excitation/inhibition of bisexual and gay people; moreover, in the case of women, it allows comparison
of bisexuals, heterosexuals, and lesbians.},
publisher = {American Psychological Association},
keywords = {Sexual inhibition},
keywords = {Sexual excitation},
keywords = {Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form},
title = {The Spanish version of the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form: Establishing measurement invariance across sexual orientation},
doi = {10.1037/sgd0000832},
author = {Sierra Freire, Juan Carlos and Mangas Juárez, Pablo and Cervilla Sáez, Óscar and Muñoz García, Laura Elvira},
}