Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico

The tendency to exaggerate the positive qualities of the intimate partner and ignore its flaws is named aggrandizement, represents an important variable for the study of the couple, and there exists a scale for its assessment. This scale has been validated in Mexico, using a non-probability sampling...

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المؤلف الرئيسي:	Moral de la Rubia, José
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منشور في:	Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas A.C. 2017
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spellingShingle	Moral de la Rubia, José Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico
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title	Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico
title_short	Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico
title_full	Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico
title_fullStr	Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico
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description	The tendency to exaggerate the positive qualities of the intimate partner and ignore its flaws is named aggrandizement, represents an important variable for the study of the couple, and there exists a scale for its assessment. This scale has been validated in Mexico, using a non-probability sampling and ignoring the ordinal level of measurement of its items. The aims of this study were to estimate the internal consistency of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS), validate a single-factor model, and show the convergent validity of the MAS. The MAS and the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) were applied to 807 married or cohabiting persons from Monterrey, Mexico, using a random-path sampling. Three of the four inversely keyed items and a positively keyed item had problems of internal consistency and validity. With the elimination of these four items (MAS_14), the number of factors in the matrix of polychoric correlations was one by the Velicer’s criterion. The fit of the one-factor model with all its independent measurement residuals was acceptable by the method of Unweighted Least Squares (χ2/df = 4.69, AGFI = .97, NFI = .96, and SRMR = .07). Internal consistency of the 14 items was good (ordinal α = .87). The correlation between MAS_14 and RAS was high (r = .65). It is concluded that the MAS reduced to 14 items is consistent, the one-factor model is validated, the MAS shows convergent validity with relationship satisfaction, and marital aggrandizement and relationship satisfaction are two distinguishable concepts.
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spelling	oai:https:--psicumex.unison.mx-:article-2622021-08-15T07:08:11Z Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico Validez estructural y convergente de la escala de engrandecimiento marital en México Moral de la Rubia, José Aggrandizement relationship satisfaction partner psychometrics Mexico engrandecimiento satisfacción con la relación pareja psicometría México The tendency to exaggerate the positive qualities of the intimate partner and ignore its flaws is named aggrandizement, represents an important variable for the study of the couple, and there exists a scale for its assessment. This scale has been validated in Mexico, using a non-probability sampling and ignoring the ordinal level of measurement of its items. The aims of this study were to estimate the internal consistency of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS), validate a single-factor model, and show the convergent validity of the MAS. The MAS and the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) were applied to 807 married or cohabiting persons from Monterrey, Mexico, using a random-path sampling. Three of the four inversely keyed items and a positively keyed item had problems of internal consistency and validity. With the elimination of these four items (MAS_14), the number of factors in the matrix of polychoric correlations was one by the Velicer’s criterion. The fit of the one-factor model with all its independent measurement residuals was acceptable by the method of Unweighted Least Squares (χ2/df = 4.69, AGFI = .97, NFI = .96, and SRMR = .07). Internal consistency of the 14 items was good (ordinal α = .87). The correlation between MAS_14 and RAS was high (r = .65). It is concluded that the MAS reduced to 14 items is consistent, the one-factor model is validated, the MAS shows convergent validity with relationship satisfaction, and marital aggrandizement and relationship satisfaction are two distinguishable concepts. La tendencia a exagerar las cualidades positivas de la pareja e ignorar sus defectos se denomina en- grandecimiento, representa una variable importante para el estudio de la pareja y existe una escala para su evaluación. Esta escala ha sido validada en México, con base en el uso de un muestreo no probabilístico e ignorando el nivel de medida ordinal de sus ítems. Este estudio tiene como objetivos estimar la consistencia interna de la escala de engrandecimiento marital (Marital Aggrandizement Scale, MAS, por sus siglas en inglés), validar un modelo unidimensional y mostrar la validez con- vergente de la MAS. Se administró la MAS y la escala de valoración de la relación (Relationship Assesment Scale, RAS, por sus siglas en inglés), a 807 personas casadas o en unión libre de Monterrey, México, a partir de un muestreo de rutas aleatorias. Tres de los cuatro ítems inversos y un ítem directo presentaron problemas de consistencia interna y validez. Con la eliminación de estos cuatro ítems (MAS_14), el número de factores en la matriz de correlaciones policóricas fue uno por el criterio de Velicer. El ajuste del modelo unidimensional con sus residuos independientes fue aceptable por míni- mos cuadrados no ponderados (χ2/gl = 4.69, AGFI = .97, NFI = .96 y SRMR = .07). La consistencia interna de los catorce ítems fue buena (α ordinal = .87). La correlación entre MAS_14 y RAS fue alta (r = .65). Se concluyó, por lo tanto, que la MAS reducida a catorce ítems es consistente, se validó el modelo unidimensional, la MAS presentó validez convergente con la satisfacción con la relación, de ahí que el engrandecimiento marital y la satisfacción con la relación dos conceptos distinguibles. Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas A.C. 2017-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/262 10.36793/psicumex.v7i1.262 Psicumex; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017): PSICUMEX Semestral Journal January - June 2017; 35-57 Psicumex; Vol. 7 Núm. 1 (2017): Revista PSICUMEX Revista Semestral Enero - Junio 2017; 35-57 2007-5936 spa https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/262/209

Structural and convergent validity of the Marital Aggrandizement Scale (MAS) in Mexico

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