Ricerc@Sapienza

The Questionnaire of Cognitive Schema Activation in Sexual Context (QCSASC) is a validated and widespread used
measure to assess the self-schemas elicited during sexual negative events in both men and women. The current study aimed
to test the psychometric characteristics of the Italian version of the QCSASC in both heterosexual men and women. After
linguistic translation, the psychometric properties (internal consistency, construct and discriminant validity) were evaluated

Objectives: The literature highlights a significant role of automatic
thoughts, sexual beliefs and cognitive schemas as risk
factors triggering and maintaining sexual disfunctions. The aim
of this study was to summarize the evidences highlighted in the
validation studies of the Italian versions of the “Sexual Modes
Questionnaire (SMQ)”, the “Sexual Dysfunctional Beliefs
Questionnaire (SDBQ)”, and the “Questionnaire of Cognitive
Schema Activation in Sexual Context (QCSASC)” for the clinical
practice.