Validity and reliability of a set of sexual stimuli in a sample of Colombian heterosexual young women

• Autores: Mayra Gómez Lugo, Alejandro Saavedra Roa, Claudia Pérez Durán, Pablo Vallejo Medina
• Localización: Suma Psicológica, ISSN-e 0121-4381, Vol. 23, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 109-115
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sumpsi.2016.09.001
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Validez y fiabilidad de un set de estímulos sexuales en una muestra de jóvenes mujeres heterosexuales colombianas
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  • español

    La fotopletismografía vaginal es un método para evaluar fisiológicamente la excitación sexual objetiva en mujeres. El objetivo del presente estudio es obtener la validez y fiabilidad de un set de estímulos sexuales en mujeres jóvenes heterosexuales. Se seleccionaron seis videos sexuales de 6 minutos de duración. Un total de 34 mujeres entre los 18 y 30 años (M=22.38; SD=2.52) participaron en este estudio. Se evaluó la Excitación Sexual Objetiva, Subjetiva, la activación y valencia emocional e información sociopsicosexual. Tres de los seis estímulos sexuales se seleccionaron a partir de las puntuaciones obtenidas luego de la fase experimental. Se observó que estos fueron los que mayor excitación-activación-agrado produjeron con medidas internamente consistentes. Se observaron buenos indicadores de validez externa con diferencias estadísticamente significativas, como era de esperarse. Según los datos obtenidos, el uso agrupado de los tres estímulos aumentan la probabilidad de obtener una respuesta de excitación objetiva en mujeres jóvenes saludables y minimizan las posibilidades de desagrado.

  • English

    Vaginal photoplethysmography is a method for physiological evaluation of sexual arousal in women. This paper undertook to obtain the validity and reliability of a set of sexual stimuli in young heterosexual women. Six six-minute video clips were selected. A total of 34 women aged 18–30 years (M=22.38, SD=2.52) participated in this study. Objective Sexual Arousal, Subjective Sexual Arousal, emotional activation, emotional valence and socio-psycho-sexual information were evaluated. Three of the six sexual stimuli were selected from the scores obtained after the experimental phase. It was observed that the aforementioned video clips produced the most arousal-activation-pleasure, with internally consistent measures. As expected, good indicators of external validity were observed, with statistically significant differences. According to the data obtained, the pooled use of the three stimuli increases the likelihood of obtaining an objective arousal response in healthy young women, thereby minimizing the possibilities of displeasure.

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