The answers you provided to the SCIT are stored in a database on a secure server. Your identity is not known to our staff, and therefore your data can never be associated with you.

Your data is unavailable to anyone other than you and our staff psychologist who will monitor the security of the database and periodically perform statistical analyses with all of the data collected. Your information will not be sold or shared with anyone. Your identity is not known to Prosocial Science (unless you have used your name in your email address) and therefore your data can never be associated with you. We recommend that you use an email address that preserves your anonymity (for example, do not use something like Jane.Doe1962@LondonHilton.com).

Your scores are statistically compared to all other people of your gender who have completed the SCIT. It is unlikely that this group is a representative sample of the general population in your country. As the number of test takers increase, scores presented to you may reflect a more accurate sample of test takers in your country and age group. For the time being, it is most prudent to consider the results to be for entertainment value. Remember that the value of the SCIT does not reset entirely with the scores. It is a vehicle you can use for several other very worthwhile purposes (see “Should I share my results with my therapist or doctor?”).

A percentile score is a number that represents how many people within the comparison sample scored higher or lower than yours. Among a large group of respondents, your score is ranked with those of other people of your gender who have completed the SCIT. If your percentile score is 63 for example, your score is higher than approximately 63 percent of the other test takers. Conversely, it also means that approximately 37 percent of the test takers had scores higher than yours.

Your intimacy and sexual interests may change over time for many reasons: changes in your physical and mental health (for example, depression, cardiac concerns, hormones, injuries, medication effects) may occur. This may be useful information for you and your doctor. It is also possible that your views have changed as a result of exposure to new ideas, new relationships, or new experiences. Completing the SCIT once every three months can provide very important information for you and your therapist or counselor. It may be particularly useful when you are undergoing marriage counselling for example, as sex and intimacy issues are the most common relationship difficulties.  Completing the SCIT more frequently may not reflect change very well.