Psychology ETDs

Publication Date

Summer 8-1-2023

Abstract

I examined whether the Revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R) was invariant between Hispanic/Latina and Non-Hispanic White (NHW) undergraduate women. I performed confirmatory factor analysis to assess model fit and used increasingly restrictive models to test invariance. I included 208 Hispanic/Latina women and 190 NHW women. The CFI and RMSEA model fit statistics (CFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.06 (90% confidence interval=0.04-0.08, p-value=0.16) showed that the model fit well. I constrained factor loadings to be equal in both groups to test metric invariance. I observed non-significant differences in model fit (deltaX2 (9)=88.67, p>0.95, deltaCFI=0.003, deltaRMSEA=-0.011). I also constrained intercepts to be equal to test scalar invariance. I observed non-significant differences in model fit (deltaX2 (9)=92.08, p>0.24, deltaCFI=-0.001, deltaRMSEA=-0.002). I also constrained residual variances to be equal to test residual invariance. I observed non-significant differences in model fit (deltaX2 (9)=112.49, p>0.19, deltaCFI=-0.002, deltaRMSEA=-0.002). The SOI-R is invariant between Hispanic/Latina and NHW undergraduate women.

Degree Name

Psychology

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Psychology

First Committee Member (Chair)

Elizabeth Yeater

Second Committee Member

Katie Witkiewitz

Third Committee Member

Kamilla Venner

Language

English

Keywords

Sociosexuality

Document Type

Thesis

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