Equivalence and Standard Scores of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness Across Spanish Men and Women
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Título: Equivalencia y Baremos del Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness Entre Hombres y Mujeres Españoles. Resumen: El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la presencia de invarianza de medida y funcionamiento diferencial del ítem de la versión española del Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness en función del sexo. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 1.600 mujeres y 1.598 hombres de España, con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y 84 años. El Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness solo mostró invarianza débil entre hombres y mujeres. El análisis de funcionamiento diferencial del ítem mostró que únicamente el ítem 2 (“Creo que soy tímido en el ámbito sexual”) mostró funcionamiento diferencial uniforme moderado. De forma más específica, las mujeres tendieron a responder “Siempre” a este ítem de forma más frecuente que los hombres. Los resultados sugirieron eliminar el ítem 2 resultando en una versión final compuesta por 18 ítems agrupadas en dos dimensiones, con buenos índices de fiabilidad tanto para hombres como para mujeres. Los baremos obtenidos para la escala de Inicio y Ausencia de timidez/Rechazo reflejaron la existencia de roles sexuales tradicionales en hombres y mujeres. Palabras clave: Asertividad sexual; Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness; invarianza de medida; funcionamiento diferencial del ítem; baremos. Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to analyze the measurement invariance and differential item functioning of the Spanish version of the Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness across gender. The sample was composed of 1,600 women and 1,598 men from Spain, with ages ranging from 18 to 84 years old. The Hurlbert Index of Sexual Assertiveness only showed weak invariance for men and women. The differential item functioning analysis showed that only item 2 (“I feel that I am shy when it comes to sex”) flagged moderate uniform differential item functioning. More specifically, women tended to respond “Always” to this item more frequently than did men. Results strongly suggested eliminating item 2, resulting in a final version with 18 items clustered into two dimensions with good reliability values for men and women. Standard scores for both Initiation and No Shyness/Refusal reflected traditional sexual scripts for men and women.
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