The psychometric structure of the spanish language version of the iowa-netherlands comparison orientation measure in spain and chile

• Abraham Buunk ^[1] ; Dick Barelds ^[1] ; M. Alfonso Urzúa ^[2] ; Rosario Zurriaga ^[3] ; Pilar González-Navarro ^[3] ; Pieternel D. Dijkstra ^[5] ; Frederick Gibbons ^[4]
  1. [1] University of Groningen

     University of Groningen

     Países Bajos

     
  2. [2] Universidad Católica del Norte

     Universidad Católica del Norte

     Antofagasta, Chile

     
  3. [3] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  4. [4] University of Connecticut

     University of Connecticut

     Town of Mansfield, Estados Unidos

     
  5. [5] Private practice (The Netherlands)

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• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 23, 2020, págs. 1-10
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2020.1
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  • The present study investigated the structure of the Spanish version of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM-E), an 11-item measure that assesses individual differences in social comparison orientation (SCO), i.e., the extent to which people compare themselves with others. Data came from samples from Spain (n = 1,133) and Chile (n = 2,757). Confirmatory Factor Analyses and Mokken Scale Analyses supported in both samples not the assumed two-factor structure, but a single factor structure, consisting of eight items. The resulting eight-item version of the INCOM-E was reliable in both samples, according the Gutmann’s lambda–2 (.82 in Spain and .83 in Chile), and correlated very strongly with the full-length INCOM-E (.93 in Spain and .97 in Chile). In both samples, there were significant sex differences, ps < .001 with small effect sizes, ƞ2 in both samples = .01,but in the Spanish sample women scored higher, and in the Chilean sample men scored higher in SCO. The relationship with age was negative and significant (ps < .001) in both samples, albeit small (r = .22 in Spain and .13 in Chile) Based on the present research, it is advised to use the shortened eight-item version of the INCOM-E in Spanish speaking countries.

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