Sexual Orientation ⏱ 8 min 📋 25 questions

🔥 Hurlbert Index of Sexual Desire (HISD)

Apt & Hurlbert (1992) · 25 items · 5-8 min

Apt & Hurlbert (1992) 25-item unidimensional measure of subjective sexual desire. 5-point frequency scale (0-4), total score 0-100, higher=more desire.

Scoring Information

Total score 0-100. 14 reverse-scored items (Q1,3,5,7,8,9,10,12,13,17,18,19,20). Reverse: 4-original. Alpha=0.85-0.95.

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