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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2022

A Psychometric Evaluation of the Intrasexual Competition Scale.

Graham Albert, George B Richardson, Steven Arnocky, Brian M Bird, Maryanne Fisher, Jessica K Hlay, Timothy S McHale, Carolyn R Hodges-Simeon

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Graham AlbertDepartment of Anthropology, Boston University, 232 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA, 02215, USA. grahama@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-7479
George B RichardsonSchool of Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Steven ArnockyDepartment of Psychology, Nipissing University, North Bay, ON, Canada.
Brian M BirdDepartment of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Maryanne FisherDepartment of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Jessica K HlayDepartment of Anthropology, Boston University, 232 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Timothy S McHaleDepartment of Anthropology, Boston University, 232 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Carolyn R Hodges-SimeonDepartment of Anthropology, Boston University, 232 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA, 02215, USA.

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Abstract

The Intrasexual Competition Scale (ICS) measures the extent to which individuals view their interaction with same-sex others in competitive terms. Although it is frequently used in studies investigating differences in mating behavior, the factor structure of the ICS has never been confirmed. Researchers have yet to use multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis to test whether the properties of the scale are equivalent between the sexes. In Study 1, we report on an investigation in which participants' responses to the ICS were submitted to exploratory factor analysis (EFA). In Study 2A, we compared the fit of one and two-factor models from the EFA as well as two additional models, using confirmatory factor analysis with an independent sample. The best fit was obtained by a two-factor solution, which reflected: (1) respondents' feelings of frustration when intrasexual competitors are better off (Inferiority Frustration), and (2) respondents' enjoyment of being better than intrasexual competitors (Superiority Enjoyment). This model achieved a high degree of measurement invariance. In Study 2B, we found the ICS had good concurrent validity via associations with sociosexuality, mating effort, and sexual behavior. Together, these analyses suggest that the ICS is a valid measure of intrasexually competitive attitudes.

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AttitudeSexual BehaviorFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsAggressionIntrasexual competitionIntrasexual Competition ScaleMeasurement invarianceSex differences

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