Assessing Female Genital Satisfaction: Validation of an Index of Female Genital Image in a French-Canadian Sample of Individuals with Vulvas

Canivet, Cloé; Roberge, Jeanne; Lafortune, David et Boislard, Marie-Aude (2025). « Assessing Female Genital Satisfaction: Validation of an Index of Female Genital Image in a French-Canadian Sample of Individuals with Vulvas ». Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 41(1), pp. 288-303.

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Recent research has focused on genital satisfaction, defined as one’s subjective experience of pleasure, comfort, and contentment regarding genital appearance and function. Genital satisfaction is associated with psychosexual well-being, body image, sexual satisfaction, and functioning. However, most measures of genital satisfaction focus on individuals with penises; measures available for individuals with vulvas present certain limitations or are only available in English. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a short-scale measure of female genital satisfaction, inspired by the Index of Male Genital Image. A French version of Index of Female Genital Image (IFGI) was developed and validated within a sample of 652 French-speaking individuals with vulvas (Mage = 38.94, SD = 12.00), who completed an online survey on psychosexual well-being. Confirmatory factor and bivariate correlation analyses were performed to test the IFGI factorial structure and its relationship to psychosexual concepts. The IFGI presented satisfactory internal consistency and yielded two factors labelled External Appearance and Genital Function. Higher scores were associated with greater sexual satisfaction and functioning, and lower body shame (p < .010). Overall, the IFGI proves to be a reliable tool for measuring genital satisfaction in French-speaking individuals with vulvas, highlighting its importance for psychosexual well-being.

Type:	Article de revue scientifique
Mots-clés ou Sujets:	Female Genital Satisfaction, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Sexual Well-being, Body Image, Sexual Functioning
Unité d'appartenance:	Faculté des sciences humaines > Département de sexologie
Déposé par:	Marie-Aude Boislard-Pépin
Date de dépôt:	10 juin 2026 13:49
Dernière modification:	10 juin 2026 13:49
Adresse URL :	https://archipel.uqam.ca/secure/id/eprint/20095

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