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In addition, 2 principal component analyses were performed to highlight 2 new factorial structures that were further validated with confirmatory factor analyses. Cronbach \u03b1 and composite reliability were used as internal consistency measures and differences between clinical and control groups were run to test the discriminant validity for the male and female versions. The associations with emotions and sexual functioning measures also are reported.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Principal component analyses identified 5 factors in the male version: erection concerns thoughts, lack of erotic thoughts, age- and body-related thoughts, negative thoughts toward sex, and worries about partner's evaluation and failure anticipation thoughts. In the female version 6 factors were found: sexual abuse thoughts, lack of erotic thoughts, low self-body image thoughts, failure and disengagement thoughts, sexual passivity and control, and partner's lack of affection. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the adequacy of the factor structure for men and women. Moreover, the SMQ showed a strong association with emotional response and sexual functioning, differentiating between clinical and control groups.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Clinical Translation<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This measure is useful to evaluate patients and design interventions focused on negative automatic thoughts during sexual activity and to develop multicultural research.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Strengths and Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study reports on the translation and validation of the Italian version of a clinically useful and widely used measure (assessing automatic thoughts during sexual activity). Limits regarding sampling technique and use of the Automatic Thoughts subscale are discussed in the article.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The present findings support the validity and the internal consistency of the Italian version of the SMQ-AT and allow the assessment of negative automatic thoughts during sexual activity for clinical and research purposes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2018.01.002","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,5]],"date-time":"2018-03-05T12:15:15Z","timestamp":1520252115000},"page":"396-409","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Sexual Modes Questionnaire (SMQ): Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Automatic Thought Scale"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Filippo Maria","family":"Nimbi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology , Rome \u00a0 Italy"},{"name":"Sapienza University of Rome , Rome \u00a0 Italy"},{"name":"Institute of Clinical Sexology , Rome \u00a0 Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francesca","family":"Tripodi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Sexology , Rome \u00a0 Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"Simonelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology , Rome \u00a0 Italy"},{"name":"Sapienza University of Rome , Rome \u00a0 Italy"},{"name":"Institute of Clinical Sexology , Rome \u00a0 Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Nobre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ci\u00eancias da Educa\u00e7\u00e3o da Universidade do Porto , Porto \u00a0 Portugal"},{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o em Sexualidade Humana (SexLab) , Porto \u00a0 Portugal"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023012309214399100_bib1","article-title":"Beyond belief: a theory of modes, personality, and psychopathology","author":"Beck","year":"1996"},{"key":"2023012309214399100_bib2","first-page":"36","article-title":"Sexual desire and hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women. 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