Self Analysis Paper

SOI-R

Instructions: Please respond honestly to the following questions:

1. With how many different partners have you had sex within the past 12 months? (Circle one)

0 1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 10-19 20 or more

2. With how many different partners have you had sexual intercourse on one and only one occasion?

0 1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 10-19 20 or more

3. With how many different partners have you had sexual intercourse without having an interest in a long term committed relationship with this person?

0 1 2 3 4 5-6 7-9 10-19 20 or more

4. Sex without love is OK.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

5. I can imagine myself being comfortable and enjoying "casual" sex with different partners.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

6. I do not want to have sex with a person until I am sure that we will have a long-term, serious relationship.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

7. How often do you have fantasies about having sex with someone with whom you do not have a committed romantic relationship? (Circle one.)

1) never

2) very seldom

3) about once every two or three months

4) about once a month

5) about once every two weeks

6) about once a week

7) several times per week

8) nearly every day

9) at least once a day

8. How often do you experience sexual arousal when you are in contact with someone with whom you do not have a committed romantic relationship? (Circle one.)

1) never

2) very seldom

3) about once every two or three months

4) about once a month

5) about once every two weeks

6) about once a week

7) several times per week

8) nearly every day

9) at least once a day

9. In everyday life, how often do you have spontaneous fantasies about having sex with someone you have just met?

1) never

2) very seldom

3) about once every two or three months

4) about once a month

5) about once every two weeks

6) about once a week

7) several times per week

8) nearly every day

9) at least once a day

Scoring Instructions:

1. Sexual Behavior: Items 1–3 should be coded as 0 = 1, 1 = 2, . . . , 10 –19 = 8, 20 or more = 9; they can then be averaged together to form the Behavior facet. To compute an average (or 'mean'), add the items on the scale together and then divide by the number of items.

Behavior score: ___________

2. Sexual Attitudes: After Item

6 is reverse coded, Items 4 – 6 can be averaged to form the Attitude facet.

Attitudes score: ___________

3. Sexual Desire: Averaging Items 7–9 results in the Desire facet.

Desire score: ___________

4. Finally, all nine items can be averaged as the total score of Global Sociosexual Orientation.

Global Sociosexual Orientation score: ___________

The SOI-R can be cited as:

Penke, L., & Asendorpf, J. B. (2008). Beyond global sociosexual orientations: A more

differentiated look at sociosexuality and its effects on courtship and romantic relationships.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1113-1135.

For further information and feedback, please contact:

Lars Penke

University of Edinburgh

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +44-131-6508482

www.larspenke.eu

(NOTE: Norms are published on the above website, so you can compare your score with those from the development sample, collected in Germany.)