فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

The cultural compatibility of sexually related instruments is problematic because the contextsfrom which the concepts and meanings were extracted may be significantly different fromrelated contexts in a different society. This paper describes the instruments that have been usedto assess sexual behaviors, primarily in Western contexts. Then, based on the instruments’working definition of ‘sexual behavior’ and their theoretical frameworks, we will (1) discussthe applicability or cultural compatibility of existing instruments targeting women’s sexualbehaviors within an Iranian context, and (2) suggest criteria for sexually related tools applicablein Iranian settings. Iranian women’s sexual scripts may compromise the existing instruments’compatibility. Suggested criteria are as follows: understanding, language of sexuality, ethicsand morality. Therefore, developing a culturally comprehensive measure that can adequatelyexamine Iranian women’s sexual behaviors is needed.