BRIEF SEXUAL PERFORMANCE ANXIETY SCALE (BSPAS)

Please read each statement and rate the level of anxiety you would feel or have felt in that particular situation. Please be open and honest in your responding.

    Kochenour, A, & Griffith, JD, (2020). The Development of the Brief Sexual Performance Anxiety Scale.
    Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(11), 329–342.

  1. When I initiate sexual intercourse or other sexual activity
  2. When my partner is not pleased with my sexual performance
  3. When my partner does not ejaculate/orgasm
  4. When my sexual performance is unpredictable
  5. When my partner feels my sexual performance is inadequate
  6. When I feel physically unattractive while engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity
  7. When I feel my sexual performance doesn’t compare well to others my age
  8. When I do not engage in enough sexual intercourse or other sexual activity
Your score:
Scores range from 0 (no sexual performance anxiety) to 32 (severe sexual performance anxiety).
    Kochenour, A, & Griffith, JD, (2020). The Development of the Brief Sexual Performance Anxiety Scale.
    Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(11), 329–342.

1. When I initiate sexual intercourse or other sexual activity
2. When my partner is not pleased with my sexual performance
3. When my partner does not ejaculate/orgasm
4. When my sexual performance is unpredictable
5. When my partner feels my sexual performance is inadequate
6. When I feel physically unattractive while engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity
7. When I feel my sexual performance doesn’t compare well to others my age
8. When I do not engage in enough sexual intercourse or other sexual activity
Your score:
Scores range from 0 (no sexual performance anxiety) to 32 (severe sexual performance anxiety).

Credit: www.socialanxietysupport.com

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