Propiedades Psicométricas de la Versión Reducida de la Escala de Mitos hacia el Amor en Estudiantes de El Salvador

Abstract

The aims of the study were to analyze the psychometric properties of the Myths Scale Toward Love in a sample of Salvadoran students and determine if there are any differences between men’s and women’s adoption of the myths of romantic love. The sample comprised 211 students (38.4% men and 61.6% women) from 2 universities located in San Salvador and Sonsonate, whose mean age was 22.43 years (SD= 4.92). The results of the exploratory factor analysis and the confirmatory factor analysis indicated a 2-factor structure. The reliability of the scale, evaluated with Cronbach’s alpha, the index H, and composite reliability, was acceptable. Romantic love myths were found to correlate with the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. Compared to women, men agree more with the belief that one can love someone who one mistreats. The instrument can be useful for analyzing the myths of romantic love in El Salvador.