Table 5.

Exploratory Factor Analysis of the FSFI-RO: factorial validity (n = 385)

	Factors
	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6
Q01 Desire: frequency	− 0.011	0.015	0.025	0.034	0.949	− 0.046
Q02 Desire: level	− 0.014	0.009	− 0.037	− 0.079	0.870	0.209
Q03 Arousal: frequency	0.065	0.063	− 0.004	0.098	0.039	0.715
Q04 Arousal: level	0.060	0.038	− 0.017	− 0.069	0.247	0.741
Q05 Arousal: confidence	− 0.068	− 0.091	0.050	0.230	0.042	0.735
Q06 Arousal: satisfaction	0.267	0.029	− 0.035	0.113	− 0.079	0.660
Q07 Lubrication: frequency	− 0.055	0.642	0.006	− 0.035	− 0.078	0.429
Q08 Lubrication: difficulty	− 0.025	0.880	− 0.007	0.120	0.112	− 0.134
Q09 Lubrication: frequency of maintaining	− 0.063	0.762	0.021	− 0.140	− 0.085	0.325
Q10 Lubrication: difficulty in maintaining	0.135	0.901	0.006	0.098	0.037	− 0.233
Q11 Orgasm: frequency	0.856	0.020	0.005	− 0.098	− 0.081	0.209
Q12 Orgasm: difficulty	0.936	0.037	− 0.009	− 0.069	0.038	− 0.093
Q13 Orgasm: satisfaction	0.843	− 0.052	0.015	0.169	0.016	− 0.006
Q14 Satisfaction: with closeness with partner	− 0.071	0.101	− 0.045	0.961	− 0.094	− 0.017
Q15 Satisfaction: with sexual relationship	0.019	0.019	0.015	0.776	− 0.021	0.190
Q16 Satisfaction: with overall sex life	0.069	− 0.072	0.031	0.756	0.121	0.107
Q17 Pain: frequency during vaginal penetration	0.045	0.041	0.929	− 0.019	0.041	− 0.045
Q18 Pain: frequency following vaginal penetration	− 0.019	0.001	0.945	− 0.012	0.009	0.008
Q19 Pain: level during or following vaginal penetration	− 0.021	− 0.024	0.916	0.013	− 0.055	0.045
Eigenvalue	9.665	2.079	1.503	1.161	0.901	0.537
% of explained variance	50.86	10.94	7.91	6.11	4.74	2.82

Principal Components Analysis using Promax rotation method with Kaiser normalization. Highest items’ factor loading for each component are shaded. F1: Orgasm, F2: Lubrication, F3: Pain, F4: Satisfaction, F5: Desire, F6: Arousal