The Global Measure of Masturbation Satisfaction (GMMAST): Scale Development and Preliminary Validation

Solo masturbation is a common sexual behavior, but its role in well-being is poorly understood. One reason is that the extant literature has generally focused on how engagement in masturbation (e.g., in the past 4 weeks) relates to well-being while neglecting how the subjective experience of masturbation (e.g., as valuable and positive or not) might impact well-being. This report describes the development of the brief, 5-item Global Measure of Masturbation Satisfaction (GMMAST). The measure was developed using a sample of 2,486 adults who had masturbated in the past month, drawn from the Mastu