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The goal is to assess the psychometric properties of the IRMA-S subscale, focusing on gender measurement invariance.

April 22, 2026Open Access

Gender dynamics in rape myth acceptance: A psychometric evaluation of the IRMA-S “She Asked For It” subscale in Spanish Author Accepted Manuscript

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This evaluation investigates gender-based measurement invariance in rape myth acceptance, suggesting cautious interpretation of results.

The goal is to assess the psychometric properties of the IRMA-S subscale, focusing on gender measurement invariance.
Analyzed data from a community sample of 1,003 individuals, with 50.7% men.
Employed Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) techniques.
Examined item-level impacts on measurement invariance across genders.
Supported metric invariance and good internal consistency for the subscale.
Discovered significant DIF in five of six items, mostly uniform in nature.
Observed modest cumulative impacts of DIF on total scores, especially for those with moderate rape myth acceptance.

Leon et al. (2026) studied this question.

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