The Hungarian Version of Sociosexual Orientation Inventory Revised (SOI-R): Sex and Age Differences
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Meskó, Norbert
Láng, András
Kocsor, Ferenc
Abstract / Description
Affectionless, uncommitted sexual behavior was formerly interpreted in psychology as a function of individual decisions, a kind of intrapsychic variable. Sociosexual orientation is directly linked to reproductive success, so among other issues, measuring sociosexual orientation has been of great interest for evolutionary scientists. Most recently Penke and Asendorpf (2008) prepared the revised version of Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R), which has been used in dozens of studies since its publication. The aim of the current study was to test the usability of the Hungarian version and to analyze the factor structure and internal reliability of the inventory. It was translated and the structure was analyzed on a Hungarian sample (n = 1345, females = 832, males = 513; age: M = 26.37 years, SD = 8.75, range: 16-74). Our results show that the Hungarian version has the same three-factor structure as proposed by Penke and Asendorpf (2008) and is a reliable inventory for further studies of sociosexuality. The sociosexual scores of the two sexes statistically differ in the expected direction: women show lower SOI scores than men. Sociosexual desire decreases with age, whereas older participants report less restricted sociosexual behavior. Sociosexual attitude is uneffected by age. Results are discussed from both evolutionary and life-span developmental points of view.
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Sociosexual Orientation Inventory sexual strategies mate choice evolutionPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-06-27
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
8
Issue
1
Page numbers
85–99
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PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Meskó, N., Láng, A., & Kocsor, F. (2014). The Hungarian Version of Sociosexual Orientation Inventory Revised (SOI-R): Sex and Age Differences. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 8(1), 85–99. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.130
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Meskó, Norbert
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Láng, András
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kocsor, Ferenc
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Date of first publication2014-06-27
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Abstract / DescriptionAffectionless, uncommitted sexual behavior was formerly interpreted in psychology as a function of individual decisions, a kind of intrapsychic variable. Sociosexual orientation is directly linked to reproductive success, so among other issues, measuring sociosexual orientation has been of great interest for evolutionary scientists. Most recently Penke and Asendorpf (2008) prepared the revised version of Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R), which has been used in dozens of studies since its publication. The aim of the current study was to test the usability of the Hungarian version and to analyze the factor structure and internal reliability of the inventory. It was translated and the structure was analyzed on a Hungarian sample (n = 1345, females = 832, males = 513; age: M = 26.37 years, SD = 8.75, range: 16-74). Our results show that the Hungarian version has the same three-factor structure as proposed by Penke and Asendorpf (2008) and is a reliable inventory for further studies of sociosexuality. The sociosexual scores of the two sexes statistically differ in the expected direction: women show lower SOI scores than men. Sociosexual desire decreases with age, whereas older participants report less restricted sociosexual behavior. Sociosexual attitude is uneffected by age. Results are discussed from both evolutionary and life-span developmental points of view.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationMeskó, N., Láng, A., & Kocsor, F. (2014). The Hungarian Version of Sociosexual Orientation Inventory Revised (SOI-R): Sex and Age Differences. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 8(1), 85–99. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.130en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1819
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2185
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v8i1.130
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Keyword(s)Sociosexual Orientation Inventoryen_US
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Keyword(s)sexual strategiesen_US
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Keyword(s)mate choiceen_US
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Keyword(s)evolutionen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe Hungarian Version of Sociosexual Orientation Inventory Revised (SOI-R): Sex and Age Differencesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers85–99
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Volume8
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