ASSESSING THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE MATE RETENTION INVENTORY - SHORT FORM

Authors : Ryan Macey WİSE, Senanur KARKILI

Pages : 115-154

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Publication Date : 2022-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The current study examined the psychometric features of the Turkish translation of the Mate Retention InventoryShort Form insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MRI-SF); in Turkey. For this study, 286 participants were recruited with 78 participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(27.3%); being men and 208 participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(72.7%); women between the ages of 18 and 34 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(M = 22.1, SD = 2.79);. Participants were requested to complete a demographic form, the Turkish version of the Mate Retention InventoryShort Form insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MRI-SF);, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Multidimensional Jealousy Scale. Consistent with the earlier studies, the 19 mate retention tactics constituted a twocomponent structure. Sex differences in the adoption of mate retention strategies were investigated in order to assess the construct validity of the Turkish version of the MRI-SF. Additionally, the relationship between mate retention strategies and sexual jealousy and self-esteem was examined to determine the construct validity. The findings were in accordance with the previous studies and the analyses revealed that the Turkish MRI-SF is a valid measurement tool.
Keywords : Inventory, Short Form, Validity and Reliability, Turkish, Turkish

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