Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory

Mendes, Vinicius Soares Alves; Soares, Adriana Benevides; Hernandez, José Augusto Evangelho

doi:10.1590/1413-82712023280408

Vinicius Soares Alves Mendes

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-8622

Adriana Benevides Soares

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-6824

José Augusto Evangelho Hernandez

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-7535

Contact: Adriana Benevides Soares Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil CEP: 20550-013 Telefone: (21) 2334-0000

About the authors: Vinícius Soares Alves Mendes is a doctoral candidate in Social Psychology at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Master’s in Psychology from Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Specialist in Human Sexuality from Centro Universitário Celso Lisboa and member of the Laboratory of Interpersonal Relations and Educational Contexts. E-mail:viniciussoares.psi@gmail.com

Adriana Benevides Soares is a Full Professor of Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. She works in the Psychology graduate programs at both Universities. She is a CNPq Researcher 1 and Scientist of Our State of FAPERJ. E-mail:adribenevides@gmail.com

José Augusto Evangelho Hernandez is a Doctor in Psychology (UFRGS), professor of the Social Psychology Graduate Program of Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and coordinator of the Psychology Measurement Laboratory (LABMEDI). E-mail:hernandez.uerj@gmail.com

Variables	Actual Data % variance	Random Mean % variance	Random 95^th percentile % variance
1	31.0443	11.2685	12.6844
2	14.1359	10.3412	11.6338
3	9.4920	9.6054	10.6507

Items	F1	F2	h2
48. In a bar, in the middle of a date, I invite the person I’m getting involved with to go to a more intimate place.	.81	-.11	.82
39. At a party, when I feel sexual desire for the person I’m exchanging caresses with, I invite them to go to a motel.	.78	-.22	.78
44. At a party, when the conversation with the person I’m getting involved with takes on a sexual connotation, I communicate that I’m sexually interested.	.63	.03	.56
11. At a party, when I feel sexual desire for the person I’m getting involved with, I use approaches such as: “let’s go somewhere quieter” to propose casual sex.	.62	-.02	.60
26. In a bar, when I’m in a group including one of my friends with benefits, I make gestures to convey the message of leaving there to have sex.	.62	.09	.56
20. In a bar, after already establishing a relationship with the person, I make clear my sexual desire for the person.	.61	.17	.74
32. During a telephone conversation, when I feel sexually involved with the person with whom I’m building a friendship with benefits, I propose sexual games.	.56	.03	.60
22. In an exchange of text messages, realizing that during the conversation the atmosphere “heated up”, I propose trying Sexting (having sex through messages).	.50	.17	.80
46. At home, when I feel like having sex, I send a message to someone I usually have sex with to fulfill my desire.	.50	.13	.51
13. During a party, as a way to initiate an approach, I buy a drink for the person of interest.	.46	-.17	.55
40. At a motel, once the intentions are clear, I compliment my casual partner.	.43	-.02	.46
24. On the Internet, when interacting with someone I’m attracted to, I use “memes” to convey a message that contributes to the flirting.	-.11	.71	.74
18. In a message conversation, I send gifs with double meanings to the person with whom I’m trying to develop a friendship with benefits, in order to make the approach more fun.	.01	.69	.72
5. At a party, when I become interested in someone, I establish eye contact with the intention that my desire is noticed.	-.05	.57	.71
21. In a casual meeting, with the intention of seeking a more relaxed approach, I use expressions known from the media.	.03	.53	.46
23. In the midst of texting, feeling the need to develop greater intimacy with the person I’m sexually attracted to, I strive to maintain the subject.	.02	.48	.58
19. At a party, when I feel attracted to someone, I indicate it by smiling at them.	.05	.47	.61
38. In a club, when attracted to someone, I stay close to them in order to be noticed.	.05	.42	.48
Correlations
F1	1.00	.35	-
F2	.35	1.00	-
Explained Common Variance	4.0(36%)	2.4(21%)	-
Cronbach’s alpha	.81	.67	-
McDonald’s omega	.81	.67	-

	DES	SES
Direct SS	.54**	.39**
Indirect SS	.37**	.50**

Factor	Sex	n	M	SD	t(df)	p	d
Direct SS	Female	185	2.3	0.66	-6.717 (363)	.001	.62
	Male	181	2.8	0.67
Indirect SS	Female	185	3.9	0.61	3.800 (363)	.001	.47
	Male	181	3.6	0.66

[1] Contact: Adriana Benevides Soares Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil CEP: 20550-013 Telefone: (21) 2334-0000

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Construction and validation of the Sociosexual Skills Inventory

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