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Is the sexual sensation seeking scale a reliable instrument? Addressing multiple factor structures in a Colombian sample

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العنوان: Is the sexual sensation seeking scale a reliable instrument? Addressing multiple factor structures in a Colombian sample
المؤلفون: Romero, D., Rodrigues, D. L., Mebarak, M., Tovar-Castro, J. C., Millán, A.
بيانات النشر: Routledge, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
مصطلحات موضوعية: Sexual sensation seeking, Factor structure, Validity, Colombian
الوصف: The sexual sensation seeking scale (SSSS) is a widely used instrument to measure individuals’ tendency to seek an optimal level of sexual arousal and novel sexual experiences. However, psychometric studies have suggested different factor structures for this instrument, which may lead to a biased assessment of the subdimensions of sexual sensation seeking. The present study (N = 812) aimed to identify the best factorial model of the SSSS by comparing the model suggested by previous research. Results from Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses showed that none of the models tested have sufficient goodness-of-fit to support the internal validity of the instrument. Thus, this study highlights the limitations of the SSSS in assessing sexual sensation seeking and proposes psychometric alternatives that should be considered by researchers to achieve a reliable measure of sexual sensation seeking.
نوع الوثيقة: journal article
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
Relation: 1941-9899
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2023.2169192
الاتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/28981
Rights: open access
رقم الانضمام: rcaap.com.iscte.repositorio.iscte.iul.pt.10071.28981
قاعدة البيانات: RCAAP
الوصف
DOI:10.1080/19419899.2023.2169192