Sexual Arousability Inventory: A cross-cultural study

This study was designed to (a) investigate the reliability and validity of the Sexual Arousability Inventory - Expanded for black, white and Hispanic subjects; (b) examine gender and ethnic group differences on sexual arousal, anxiety, satisfaction and behavior; and (c) explore the relationship of anxiety and arousability. The three sub-scales of the SAI-E were found to be internally consistent across subjects. Validity for the Arousal sub-scale was noted for all groups except white women; The Anxiety scale was valid for white women and men and Hispanic men. The Satisfaction scale was valid with all groups of women and black men. Group comparisons found that white women reported higher levels of sexual satisfaction than black women. White subjects reported more varied sexual experience than black subjects; Hispanic subjects fell in between. Women who reported higher anxiety rated themselves lower in arousability. For men this relationship was not obtained.